Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok 90-day extension to avoid US ban

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he would most likely give TikTok another 90 days to reach a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.

Trump said in an interview with NBC News that he hasn't decided what to do but is considering granting TikTok a reprieve after he is sworn in on Monday. A law banning mobile app stores and internet hosting services from distributing TikTok to U.S. users takes effect on Sunday.

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Under the law passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden last year, TikTok's China-based parent company had nine months to sell the platform's U.S. operations to an approved buyer. The law allows the sitting president to grant an extension if a sale is pending.

I think that would definitely be an option that we would consider. The 90-day extension is a measure that will most likely be implemented because it is appropriate. You know, it's appropriate, Trump told Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker in a phone interview. “You have to look at it carefully. This is a very big situation.

If I decide to do it, I will probably announce it on Monday, he said.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco made clear Friday that the Biden administration would leave implementation of the laws to Trump given that his inauguration falls the day after the entry into force of the ban.

In a statement released later Friday, TikTok requested a definitive statement that the Biden administration would not enforce the law or try to impose fines on app store operators like Apple and Google and others American companies if they didn't stop making TikTok available on Sunday.

Without these assurances, TikTok said it would be forced to shut down. But the company did not provide details, including whether it would voluntarily shut down its U.S. platform at midnight or suspend operations after losing access to the service providers it relies on.

The White House on Saturday called TikTok's statement a stunt.

We see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take action in the coming days, before the Trump administration takes office on Monday,” Jean-Pierre said. “We have made our position clear and direct: action to implement this law will be up to the next administration. TikTok and other companies should therefore raise their concerns.

Neither Apple, nor Google, nor Oracle, which hosts TikTok data on its servers, responded to questions about what they plan to do on Sunday.

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