Trump Signs Deal to Put TikTok Under US Ownership

Vice President JD Vance said Americans could have confidence the popular video platform would not be used as a ‘propaganda weapon.’
Trump Signs Deal to Put TikTok Under US Ownership
President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order on video platform TikTok as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Vice President JD Vance look on in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 25, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump approved the TikTok U.S. deal on Sept. 25, signing an executive order that will give China-based ByteDance 120 days to finalize terms with American investors.

The United States last year enacted a law that required ByteDance, a foreign adversary-controlled company, to divest itself of the popular social media app. Pursuant to the law, ByteDance will be limited to holding a stake of under 20 percent in the new joint venture.