#Trump Saves TikTok#
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Trump recently announced that he will issue an executive order to delay the TikTok ban, and plans to set up a joint venture with the US owning 50% of the shares to ensure control of TikTok and its continued operation. Trump said he had asked the company to keep TikTok from going dark and worked with them on a long-term solution to keep TikTok in the United States. The Trump team worked with technology companies to bring TikTok back online in the US. The Trump team did not rule out the possibility of China continuing to own TikTok and its firewall.
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Trump has recently made a series of statements about saving TikTok. He plans to delay the ban on TikTok through an executive order and set up a joint venture in which the United States owns 50% of the shares to ensure control of TikTok and keep it operating. Trump said he asked the company not to let TikTok go dark and called for the US to have a partial ownership of TikTok in the joint venture. He will sign an executive order on Monday extending the deadline before the law takes effect and said that any company that helps TikTok avoid shutting down will not be liable before the executive order is issued. TikTok has also said it will work with Trump to develop a long-term solution to keep TikTok in the United States.
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Trump plans to help TikTok continue operating through executive order and set up a joint venture, with the US owning 50% of the shares, to ensure control of TikTok and keep it running.
Trump asked companies not to let TikTok remain in the dark and called for the US to have partial ownership of TikTok in a joint venture.
The Trump team worked with tech companies to bring TikTok back online in the US and said it did not rule out the possibility of China continuing to own TikTok and the firewall.
Trump said he would sign an executive order to extend the deadline before the law takes effect to reach an agreement to protect national security and to exempt companies assisting TikTok from avoiding closure.