Trump says he’ll ‘likely’ give TikTok 90-day extension to avoid ban
President-elect Donald Trump told ABC News in an interview Saturday he is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban in the United States.
The app is scheduled to be banned due to a bipartisan congressional law that ordered the platform severs ties with China-based parent company ByteDance by Sunday.
Trump, who called for a TikTok ban during his first administration, has said in the last couple of months that the app shouldn’t be removed and told ABC News he is looking into his options to salvage it.
“I’m the one who is going to be calling the shots. Most likely, I’ll extend for 90 days,” he told ABC’s Rachel Scott. “You have the extension for 90 days as you probably know. I’ll do that until we figure something out.”
He did not provide further details on how an extension could be enacted.
In the interview, the president-elect also previewed the executive actions he plans to take on day one — saying to expect a large focus on immigration and a rollback of Biden’s electric mandates.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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President-elect Donald Trump told ABC News in an interview Saturday he is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban in the United States.
The app is scheduled to be banned due to a bipartisan congressional law that ordered the platform severs ties with China-based parent company ByteDance by Sunday.
Trump, who called for a TikTok ban during his first administration, has said in the last couple of months that the app shouldn’t be removed and told ABC News he is looking into his options to salvage it.
“I’m the one who is going to be calling the shots. Most likely, I’ll extend for 90 days,” he told ABC’s Rachel Scott. “You have the extension for 90 days as you probably know. I’ll do that until we figure something out.”
He did not provide further details on how an extension could be enacted.
In the interview, the president-elect also previewed the executive actions he plans to take on day one — saying to expect a large focus on immigration and a rollback of Biden’s electric mandates.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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