Trump suggests he'll extend deadline for China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he was likely to extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video-sharing app.

Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to sell the app to American owners was put on ice.

“Probably yeah, yeah,” he responded when asked by reporters on Air Force One whether the deadline would be extended again.

Trump also said he thinks Xi would “ultimately approve” a deal to divest TikTok’s business in the United States.

He indicated in an interview last month with NBC that he would be open to pushing back the deadline again.

If announced, it would be the third time Trump has extended the deadline.