President-elect Donald Trump is poised to throw TikTok a lifeline, promising to extend the deadline on a sell-or-be-banned law that temporarily shut down the popular social media app over the weekend.
Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that he would sign an executive order to “extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect.” The law, signed by President Joe Biden, passed Congress with bipartisan majorities who asserted that the app posed national security risks to the United States.
At the same time, at least two Republican senators are pushing back against the idea of an extension, saying it raises legal ramifications for companies that host the app, while some Democrats who voted to ban it are now in favor of a delay.
