Shortly after taking office Monday, the president issued the order to delay the app’s ban for 75 days. The law went into effect on Sunday.
Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
President Trump signed an executive order giving more time for TikTok to work out a deal to prevent a ban in the U.S. A document posted on the
Trump also laid out on Truth Social what he thinks a “qualified divestiture” of TikTok by ByteDance could look like.
The order will direct the Attorney General to not enforce the law, after TikTok was slated to be shut down on January 19.
President Trump opted to delay the TikTok ban for 75 days in an executive order on Monday, marking one of his first moves in his new administration. Trump signed the order from the Oval Office hours after he was inaugurated into his second term. The move comes days after the Supreme Court upheld the ban.
President Trump signed an executive order to salvage TikTok and give its parent company 90 days more to sell off the popular platform.
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for at least 75 days. It’s unclear if the order could override the federal law.
Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office to sign a series of pardons and executive orders, including his promise to delay implementation of a law restricting TikTok. The order delays implementation of a law for 90 days,