Trump to again push deadline on TikTok sale or divestment, source says

Source: Reuters

September 14, 2025 5:59 PM EDT Updated 26 mins ago


WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - 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 shutdown 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. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But an extension, if granted, would suggest a reluctance to shut down an app used by 170 million Americans.

While China hawks in Washington have long feared Beijing could harness TikTok to spy on, blackmail or censor Americans, Trump has said he wants to save the app, which helped him woo young voters in the 2024 presidential election. Progress on a deal has been slow, with any sharing of TikTok's prized algorithm with a U.S. buyer requiring approval from Beijing.

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