“I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote.
The deadline for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell to American ownership has been extended by another 90 days.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting a third extension for the Chinese company to finally sell so that it can continue operating in the United States.
“I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025). Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote.
TikTok thanked Trump in a statement, saying that they are “grateful” for the leadership “and support in ensuring that TikTok continues to be available for more than 170 million American users and 7.5 million U.S. businesses that rely on the platform as we continue to work with Vice President [JD] Vance’s Office."
The Beijing-based Bytedance has been a priority for the administration, with Trump having said on multiple occasions that he is fond of the platform and partially credited it with helping him win re-election in 2024.
“As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark. This extension will last 90 days, which the administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, according to MSNBC.
TikTok has a staggering 170 million users in the US. A law banning the app was passed under former President Joe Biden, leading to the app going dark for several hours before Trump’s inauguration earlier this year.
There still remain several security concerns around the app, though TikTok has insisted that it does not pose a national security threat and that user data is not stored in China.
The app’s ban last year led to an unknown number of users flocking to another Chinese video app, RedNote.
Trump administration officials have been optimistic that a deal would be reached. However, negotiations stalled after the US imposed sweeping tariffs on China, and no sale was finalized. Trump then issued a second 90-day extension, which was set to expire this Thursday.
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