President Donald Trump has confirmed that a deal for TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the short-video app—used by 170 million Americans—will be finalized before the April 5, deadline.
The April 5 deadline, set by Trump in January, requires TikTok to secure a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds under a 2024 law.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One late Sunday, Trump stated, “We have a lot of potential buyers. There’s tremendous interest in TikTok,” adding, “I’d like to see TikTok remain alive.”