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Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban

Trump said he hadn't made a final decision but was considering a 90-day extension of the Sunday deadline.

President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News' "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker in a phone interview Saturday that he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the U.S. after he takes office Monday. The Biden administration has repeatedly said that it does not plan to enforce the law, punting that responsibility to Trump, but TikTok said Friday that the White House's assurances may not be enough to prevent the app from shutting down. Lawmakers who have supported a sale or ban say some action is necessary because of ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government, which they say shouldn't have control of a major media property that could be used for propaganda purposes.

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