Trump extends TikTok sale deadline in the US yet again, leaving the whole situation feeling 'less like a ticking clock and more like a looped ringtone… political Groundhog Day'

US President Donald Trump has once again pushed back a deadline requiring TikTok to be sold by its Chinese owner, Bytedance. Last year the US passed a law requiring either a sale or that the app be banned. This marks the third time that Trump has extended the deadline.

Trump signed the executive order yesterday, which does raise the question of whether TikTok will ever be forced into the sale: under this administration, at least. Trump did try to force TikTok's sale during his first term...