Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for another 75 days

We do not want TikTok to 'go dark.' We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the deal,

he added

TikTok without its algorithm is like Harry Potter without his wand -- it's simply not as powerful,

said Forrester Principal Analyst Kelsey Chickering

As long as they are giving us something that is good. For instance, with TikTok."

Asked Thursday if he was willing to make deals with countries on tariffs, he said

We have a situation with TikTok where China will probably say we'll approve a deal but will you do something on the tariffs. The tariffs give us great power to negotiate."

He added

While uncertainty remains elevated, it is now becoming clear that tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected, and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and slower growth,

he told the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing in Arlington, Virginia

We're very close to a deal with a very good group of people,

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, ... adding that

ByteDance has been in discussion with the U.S. Government regarding a potential solution for TikTok U.S. An agreement has not been executed. There are key matters to be resolved. Any agreement will be subject to approval under Chinese law,

a spokesperson for the company said

The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed,

Mr. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Friday, adding

There isn’t a ton that Congress can do,

said Alan Rozenshtein, a former national security adviser to the Justice Department and an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School

There are key matters to be resolved,

a spokesperson for ByteDance said in an email

That is the purest victory out there — that a democratic country that’s supposed to be a nation of laws is declining to enforce it on pressure from a foreign government and its corporate intermediaries,

she said

My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress,

Trump posted on his social media platform

The main reason for all this is the control of data and the control of the algorithm,

said Pierson, who served on the Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Committee and Cybersecurity Subcommittee for more than a decade

He's not extending anything. This continues to simply be a unilateral non-enforcement declaration,

he said

The national security risks posed by TikTok persist under this extension,

he said

I just hope we get more clarity soon so creators like me and consumers can focus on other things rather than the 'what ifs,'

he said

Chuck Schumersenate Minority Leader

All he did is extend the 75 days,

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters

We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China, who I understand are not very happy about our Reciprocal Tariffs (Necessary for Fair and Balanced Trade between China and the U.S.A.!),

Trump said in the post

JD Vancevice President

There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our national security concerns, allows there to be a distinct American TikTok enterprise,

Vance said at the time

This proves that Tariffs are the most powerful Economic tool, and very important to our National Security!,

Trump said in the Truth Social post