Trump’s TikTok Sell-By Date Extended By 15 Days

Since July, President Trump has tried to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok, or force the video-streaming service to sell its U.S. assets to an American company over national security concerns.

AP

Updated at 12:13 p.m. ET

TikTok has, yet again, caught a break. This time, it’s because the Trump administration has failed to enforce a deadline it set for the app to sever ties from its China-based parent company.

Instead, on Friday, the Trump administration gave TikTok 15 more days to find an American buyer.