Posted on 09/25/2025 3:52:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.
President Joe Biden signed legislation last year calling for China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok’s assets to an American company by early this year or face a ban, but Trump has repeatedly signed orders that have allowed TikTok to keep operating in the U.S. as his administration tries to reach an agreement for the sale of the company.
Much is still unknown about the actual deal in the works, but Trump said Thursday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has agreed to move forward with it. However, the Chinese embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond to an AP inquiry seeking confirmation that China has formally signed off on the proposed framework deal.
The executive order itself is a declaration by the president that the proposed deal meets the security concerns laid out in the law. And it gives all parties involved in negotiations an additional 120 day reprieve from the effects of the law in order to finalize a deal.
Young people especially “really wanted this to happen,” Trump said during the signing ceremony.
Any major change to the popular video platform could have a huge impact on how Americans — particularly young adults and teenagers — consume information online.
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Because the guberment does so well at managing things.
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