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Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

President Donald Trump has extended TikTok's U.S. sale deadline multiple times amid national security debates, with about one-third of Americans supporting a ban, Pew Research Center found.

  • President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok's U.S. operations divestment until September 17, delaying a national ban.
  • This extension follows a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets, although the administration has delayed enforcement and the spin-off deal collapsed after China withdrew.
  • Trump said they have American buyers lined up, will monitor security concerns, and plans to extend the deadline until the complex situation resolves.
  • Trump called privacy and national security concerns about TikTok 'highly overrated' and noted he used TikTok in his campaign and is a fan of the platform.
  • The ongoing extensions highlight political division, as a recent Pew survey showed about one-third of Americans support a TikTok ban, down from 50% in March 2023.
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"I'm a TikTok fan," he said. "My children like TikTok. Young people love TikTok. If we could keep it going."

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U.S. President Donald Trump pointed out that concerns about national security and privacy related to TikTok and his Chinese parent company are “exaggerated,” and said Friday that he will extend the deadline for maintaining the operations of the popular video exchange platform until there is a buyer. Congress approved a U.S. ban on TikTok, unless his parent company, ByteDance, sold its controlling stake. But Trump extended the deadline three time…

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U.S. President Donald Trump pointed out that concerns about national security and privacy related to TikTok and his Chinese parent company are "very exaggerated" and said Friday that he will continue to extend the deadline for maintaining the operations of the popular video exchange platform until there is a buyer. Congress approved a U.S. ban on TikTok unless his parent company, ByteDance, sold its controlling stake. But Trump has extended the …

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Indian Express broke the news in India on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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