Trump ‘Saves’ TikTok With Yet Another Extension for Potential Sale

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will sign another executive order to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the U.S. for 75 days while a deal to sell the social media platform is negotiated. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, the platform he continues to own in defiance of the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause, which prohibits the president from profiting through his position as the most powerful person in the country. “My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress,” Trump wrote Friday. “The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.” Trump, who shared a video on Truth Social Friday that said he was “purposely” crashing the stock market, wrote that he’s trying to work with officials in China, where TikTok’s parent company Bytedance is based. “We hope to continue wor ... Read full article.