Trump Sets Yet Another Deadline for TikTok Sale

It's the second executive order in weeks targeted at parent company ByteDance

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President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against TikTok parent company ByteDance, signing a second executive order late Friday aimed at further incentivizing the company, which originated in China, to divest from its fast-growing social media app, a cultural sensation among American teenagers.

This is the third deadline Trump has set for the company, reportedly agreeing with potential new owner Microsoft to acquire TikTok by Sept. 15. In a previous executive order, he had set a 45-day deadline window (Sept.

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