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Trump Punts TikTok Deadline Another 75 Days, Citing More Time Needed To Make a Deal

ByteDance was supposed to sell by Saturday or shut down in the U.S.

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Fans Sarah Baus, left, and Tiffany Cianci support TikTok outside the Supreme Court on January 10, 2025. AP/Jacquelyn Martin
LUKE FUNK
LUKE FUNK

President Trump says he is extending the timeline for a sale of video-sharing app TikTok to a U.S. company by another 75 days. The deadline for a transfer from Communist Chinese ownership had been set for Saturday.

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LUKE FUNK
LUKE FUNK

Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.

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