TikTok ban: I’ll ‘most likely’ give a 90-day extension – Trump

United States President-elect, Donald Trump says he may give the popular video-sharing platform, TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the platform avoid a U.S. ban.

Trump, who made this known on Saturday during an interview with NBC News, stated that he would make his final decision known on Monday after he is sworn in as the US President.

DAILY POST recalls that a law that prohibits mobile app stores and internet hosting services from distributing TikTok to U.S. users is expected to take effect on Sunday, today.

The law, which was passed in 2024 by the Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, mandated TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the platform to an approved buyer within nine months.

The law, however, allows the sitting president to grant an extension if a sale is in progress.

Addressing the speculation regarding his decision on the matter, Trump told NBC News that he “thinks the 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate”.

“We have to look at it carefully. It’s a very big situation. If I decide to do that, I’ll probably announce it on Monday,” the president-elect told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a phone interview.

Both White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco made clear Friday that the Biden administration would leave the law’s implementation to Trump given that his inauguration falls the day after the ban takes effect.

In a statement later Friday, TikTok asked for “a definitive statement” saying the Biden administration would not enforce the law or try to fine app store operators like Apple and Google and other U.S. companies if they don’t stop making TikTok available Sunday.

TikTok ban: I’ll ‘most likely’ give a 90-day extension – Trump