Trump Delays TikTok Ban, Seeks U.S. Ownership Stake

President Trump issued an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day reprieve to explore U.S.-based ownership options amid ongoing national security concerns.

Trump's executive order temporarily halts enforcement of a federal law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its U.S. operations by January 19 or face a ban.
The delay allows the administration to negotiate a resolution that addresses national security concerns while avoiding an abrupt shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans.
TikTok briefly went offline in the U.S. over the weekend but resumed operations after assurances from Trump to service providers about legal protections.
Trump has proposed a joint ownership structure where the U.S. government would take a 50% stake in TikTok, though this idea has raised legal and constitutional questions.
The Supreme Court recently upheld the TikTok ban, and it remains unclear whether Trump's executive order can override the law passed by Congress and signed by Biden.