Trump Open to Another Extension for TikTok if No Deal Reached by Deadline

‘We had a deal pretty much for TikTok, not a deal but pretty close,’ Trump told reporters in early April. ‘And then China changed the deal because of tariffs.’

The TikTok logo outside the Chinese video app company’s Los Angeles offices in Culver City, Calif., on April 4, 2025. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump has said that if a deal is not reached by the June 19 deadline, he would offer TikTok another extension to divest from its Beijing-based parent company before it faces a ban in the United States.

In an interview that aired on May 4, Trump told Kristen Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he has a “little sweet spot” in his heart over the short video application because of its popularity among young Americans. He cited his gains among the younger demographic in the 2024 election as a Republican candidate for president with a campaign “focused on TikTok.”