Trump suggests he'll extend deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to sell app

More than 150 million people in the United States use TikTok on a monthly basis. That accounts for about 10% of the platform’s global users.

Matt Slocum / Matt Slocum

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.

Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to sell the app to American owners was put on ice.

“Probably yeah, yeah,” he responded when asked by reporters on Air Force One whether the deadline would be extended again.