US EditionTrump says would extend TikTok deadline if there is still no deal
- On May 4, 2025, President Trump announced his intention to prolong the June 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations if an agreement is not finalized by that date.
- This follows a congressionally mandated ban initially set for January, twice delayed by Trump amid stalled negotiations and China's refusal to approve the U.S. ownership proposal.
- Efforts are ongoing to create a new company, majority-owned by U.S. investors, that would take over TikTok’s operations in the United States; however, progress has stalled due to opposition from Beijing and unresolved tariff tensions.
- Trump told NBC News he has a "sweet spot" for TikTok, will not drop 145% tariffs now, but might reduce them in a broader agreement, noting China's eagerness to reach a deal.
- The extension signals ongoing talks, yet Democratic senators argue Trump lacks legal authority to delay the ban, and the Chinese government must approve any divestiture agreement.
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TikTok, Facing a U.S. Ban, Tells Advertisers: We’re Here and Confident
“TikTok is here — we are here,” Khartoon Weiss, the company’s vice president of global business solutions, told a packed warehouse of advertisers on Tuesday in Manhattan. “We are absolutely confident in our platform and confident in the future of this platform,” she declared. That statement was the closest TikTok advertising executives got to addressing the app’s uncertain fate in the United States in the company’s annual spring pitch to markete…
As Debate Over TikTok’s Future Continues To Swirl, Company Reassures Advertisers, “We Are Here”
TikTok execs sought to assure advertisers at a NewFronts presentation Tuesday that their platform is safe and trustworthy,, and backed by an open-ended commitment.. “The one thing I really want to say, and I want to say this very clearly, and I want to say this from my heart: TikTok is here. We are here,” declared Khartoon Weiss, who was promoted this year to head of North American ad sales. “We are absolutely confident in our platform and con…
As Trump Ramps Up Tariffs, TikTok Boosts Pro-China Trade Content
by Steven Richards President Donald Trump’s effort to save popular social media app TikTok has been caught in the escalating tariff war between Washington and Beijing, with Trump suggesting that he may again extend the deadline for a deal. A new study concludes that, at the same time as China is using the application as a negotiating chip, the platform is boosting propaganda aimed at undermining U.S. support for Trump’s tariff policies and to …
'It is the law': GOP rep reveals one thing he doesn’t 'like' about Trump
During Joe Biden's presidency, Congress passed a bipartisan ban on TikTok — and Biden happily signed it into law. The law calls for TikTok to divest itself from Mainland China ownership in order to remain available online in the United States. But President Donald Trump, after returning to the White House, delayed the law from going into effect.One of the Republicans who voted in favor of the ban was conservative Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Florida),…
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