TikTok gets third extension from Trump as US sale deadline looms

What just happened? TikTok is receiving yet another reprieve from Donald Trump. For the third time since taking office, the president is extending the sales deadline this week, giving the company another 90 days to divest its US business from Chinese parent ByteDance.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump will sign an executive order this week that will "keep TikTok up and running" for another 90 days.

Leavitt added that the administration will spend the extra time working to ensure a deal can be reached so those in American can continue to use TikTok "with the assurance that their data is safe and secure."

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was passed at the start of 2025, defining TikTok as being a threat to national security and controlled by a foreign adversary – China, in this case. The bill gave TikTok a deadline of January ...