Trump had previously signed an executive order extending the deadline for a TikTok sale to September in order for the application to continue operating in the United States last month, which was the third extension made by Trump since beginning his second term in January.

Trump says TikTok deal talks with China may begin next week, as ByteDance faces a September 17 deadline to divest US assets amid ongoing political and regulatory negotiations.

President Trump said he will begin talks with China in the coming days about a possible deal on the sale of TikTok.