Trump mulls 90-day TikTok extension, citing 'appropriate' action amid looming U.S. ban on popular video app. (AP/Jeff Chiu)
- Trump considers granting TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid U.S. ban, citing the need for careful consideration.
- Congressional law requires TikTok's parent company to sell U.S. operations, with presidential extension possible.
- Trump plans to announce his decision on Monday, emphasizing the significance of the TikTok situation.
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President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.
Trump said in an NBC News interview that he had not decided what to do but was considering granting TikTok a reprieve after he is sworn into office on Monday. A law that prohibits mobile app stores and internet hosting services from distributing TikTok to U.S. users takes effect on Sunday.
Under the law passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden last year, TikTok’s China-based parent company had nine months to sell the platform’s U.S. operation to an approved buyer. The law allows the sitting president to grant an extension if a sale is in progress.
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“I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. “The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate,” Trump told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a phone interview. “We have to look at it carefully. It’s a very big situation.
“If I decide to do that, I’ll probably announce it on Monday,” he said.
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