Trump says he signed executive order extending deadline for TikTok closing
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Jun 19) that he has signed an executive order extending the June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok for 90 days.
'I've just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025),' he said in a Truth Social post.
Trump had already twice granted a reprieve from enforcement of a congressionally mandated ban on TikTok that was supposed to take effect in January. REUTERS
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