Trump seen again pushing deadline on TikTok sale or divestment

15/9/2025 11:29

The Trump administration is expected to again extend a September 17 deadline for China's ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short-video app TikTok or shut it down, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.



It would be the fourth reprieve granted by President Donald Trump from federal enforcement of a law that originally gave ByteDance until January 2025 to sell or shut down the popular social media platform.



Last month, Trump said he had U.S. buyers lined up for the app and could further extend the deadline. But he was equivocal on Sunday when asked about the app's future.



"I may or may not, we're negotiating TikTok right now. We may let it die, or we may, I don't know, it depends, up to China," Trump told reporters. "It doesn't matter too much. I'd like to do it for the kids."



The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the expected extension, which, if granted, would suggest a reluctance to shut down an app used by 170 million Americans.