Overview
- Trump said there are interested U.S. buyers for TikTok’s U.S. assets and indicated he will push back the current Sept. 17 deadline.
- Congress has approved a measure requiring ByteDance to divest control of TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban.
- The White House launched an official TikTok account this week, underscoring shifting political signals as negotiations remain unresolved.
- Trump called national‑security and privacy concerns about TikTok and its Chinese owner “very exaggerated,” even as the divestiture requirement remains in place.
- A prior attempt to spin off TikTok into a U.S.-owned company collapsed after China withdrew from talks following new U.S. tariff announcements, and public support for a ban has fallen to about one‑third in a Pew survey.