Trump Says He’s Signing Executive Order to ‘SAVE TIKTOK,’ Giving Chinese-Owned Company 75 More Days to ‘Close the Deal’

Sarah RumpfApr 4th, 2025, 1:54 pm
 
Donald Trump on his phone

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President Donald Trump issued yet another reprieve to TikTok on Friday, posting on his Truth Social account that he was issuing an executive order to “SAVE TIKTOK.”

Trump has infamously reversed his position on the social media app, owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. In 2020, he signed an executive order that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if ByteDance didn’t sell its interest. TikTok executives were spotted at Trump’s inauguration events smoozing people in the president’s inner circle, and he signed an executive order in January extending the deadline at that time.

The latest version of the grace period was set to end on April 5 — until Trump’s announcement Friday.

Trump wrote:

My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days. We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China, who I understand are not very happy about our Reciprocal Tariffs (Necessary for Fair and Balanced Trade between China and the U.S.A.!). This proves that Tariffs are the most powerful Economic tool, and very important to our National Security! We do not want TikTok to “go dark.” We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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