TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell its US operations

Jun 18, 2025

The fate of short video app TikTok in the United States remains in limbo, according to analysts, even as the Trump administration gives owner ByteDance a fresh 90-day extension to find a non-Chinese buyer for the popular platform’s operations in the country. The White House on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump would sign another executive order this week “to keep TikTok up and running” in the US. While Beijing and Washington work on a trade deal, “the TikTok issue is beyond the scope of...

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