President Donald Trump has given TikTok a 75-day extension, staving off a ban on the Chinese-owned app just as its April 5 deadline loomed.
In a Friday post on Truth Social—his social media platform- the US President trumpeted an executive order to extend negotiations, a move he cast as a lifeline for a deal he’s keen to seal.
“My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress,” Trump wrote.
“The deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.”
The ban, initially deferred on his first day back in office in January, had been barrelling toward an April 5 cutoff—now pushed out once more.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has been under pressure to divest its US business following bipartisan legislation passed in 2024 that mandates the app’s separation from Chinese ownership.
Trump laced his announcement with a jab at China, irked, he said, by his reciprocal tariffs. “We hope to continue working in good faith with China,” he added, calling tariffs “the most powerful economic tool” and vital for national security.
“We do not want TikTok to ‘go dark,’” he insisted, eyeing a resolution that keeps the app alive.
We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the deal. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
