President Donald Trump has given ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, an extra 90 days to sell its US operations, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.
The extension moves the deadline from June 19 to mid-September, giving both sides more time to negotiate a deal and avoid a nationwide ban on the popular app.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that President Trump is expected to sign a new executive order later this week.
"President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark," she said, adding that the administration plans to use the next three months to make sure a deal gets done that protects American users' data, Reuters said.
The move comes as talks continue between the US and China over TikTok's future.
The platform has about 170 million users in the United States and has become especially popular with young voters—many of whom supported Trump during the 2024 election.
President Trump originally postponed the enforcement of the TikTok sale-or-ban law back in January.
That law, originally signed by former President Joe Biden, required ByteDance to sell TikTok's US assets or shut down operations entirely.
The president extended the deadline in April and again last month. This week marks his third extension.
US President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of TikTok for 90 days despite a law that mandated a sale or shutdown absent significant progress, the White House https://t.co/51CRGylUp4 pic.twitter.com/BbLixET9n3
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 18, 2025
Trump Says TikTok Deal Likely Needs China's Approval
On Tuesday, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that a deal would "probably" need approval from the Chinese government.
"I think President Xi will ultimately approve it," he added, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Earlier this year, ByteDance and US investors were close to a deal that would create a new American company to run TikTok in the US, with ByteDance holding only a minority share.
However, the deal stalled after Trump announced steep new tariffs on Chinese goods, which triggered pushback from China.
According to CNN, TikTok briefly went offline for about 14 hours in January but came back after Trump's first executive order delayed the ban.
The Chinese government has said any agreement involving TikTok must follow its own laws, especially those that relate to technology exports. One sticking point is the app's algorithm, which Beijing may not allow to be sold or shared.
Meanwhile, other bidders—like billionaire Frank McCourt, investor Kevin O'Leary, and tech firms such as Amazon and AI startup Perplexity—have shown interest in acquiring TikTok's US arm.
Join the Conversation