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Trump to extend Chinese TikTok divestment deadline

Euronews · 18 days ago
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Euronews
18 days ago

The new order will be the third time Trump has delayed the ban imposed by Congress and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on the viral video sharing app owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance.

BreakdownGenerated by LeadStory AI
  • President Trump is expected to extend the TikTok divestment deadline by 90 days.
  • This is the third delay of a congressionally mandated ban on TikTok. 15s
  • Previous deadlines were extended after TikTok increased Trump's support among young voters. 37s
  • A proposed deal to transfer TikTok's US operations was shelved after China withdrew. 54s
  • Democratic senators question Trump's legal authority to extend the deadline. 1m 5s
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