TikTok's deadline to sell or divest its Chinese-owned assets is April 5th. Here's what we know about who wants to acquire it — and what could happen

Trump said he will sign an executive order to extend the April 5 deadline by another 75 days. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is signing an executive order to extend TikTok ’s deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer by another 75 days, giving parent company ByteDance more time to make a deal for the popular social media app.

The White House has examined a menu of options to avert a TikTok ban deadline set for Saturday. One proposal — letting TikTok’s Chinese owner lease the algorithm to a TikTok spinoff in the U.S. — would probably face resistance from China hawks in Trump’s party.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will sign an executive order extending the deadline to reach a deal that prevents a nationwide ban of TikTok by another 75 days. In a post on his Truth Social platform,

A finalized TikTok deal was pulled Thursday after President Trump announced massive new tariffs against China, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Hill. Trump was poised to

You have a bit more time to enjoy the social media app, TikTok. This comes after President Donald Trump extended the deadline deal for a second time since entering office. The president hopes he and his administration will find an American buyer to buy the parent company’s assets.

The president had initially given China’s ByteDance until Saturday to sell or divest its U.S. TikTok business. The company now has 75 additional days.

President Donald Trump says he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days.