A TikTok app is proven on a telephone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. —AP Picture/Jeff Chiu
WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Donald Trump mentioned Saturday that he “most probably” would give TikTok 90 extra days to work out a deal that might permit the favored video-sharing platform to keep away from a US ban.
Trump mentioned in an NBC Information interview that he had not determined what to do however was contemplating granting TikTok a reprieve after he’s sworn into workplace on Monday. A legislation that prohibits cell app shops and web internet hosting companies from distributing TikTok to US customers takes impact on Sunday.
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Underneath the legislation handed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden final yr, TikTok’s China-based dad or mum firm had 9 months to promote the platform’s US operation to an accredited purchaser. The legislation permits the sitting president to grant an extension if a sale is in progress.
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“I feel that might be, definitely, an choice that we have a look at. “The 90-day extension is one thing that can be most probably accomplished, as a result of it’s acceptable. You recognize, it’s acceptable,” Trump advised “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a telephone interview. “We now have to take a look at it fastidiously. It’s a really massive scenario.
“If I determine to do this, I’ll most likely announce it on Monday,” he mentioned. —AP
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