Trump Wants TikTok Deal Done Within Current Deadline, Commerce Secretary Says

President Trump had said last week that he would ‘probably’ extend the deadline if a deal is not reached by April 5.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, testifies at a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on March 14 that President Donald Trump wants to solidify a deal on TikTok ownership under the existing deadline.

“It’s in Donald Trump’s hands. He is going to make the decision how he wants to play it,” Lutnick said in an interview with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria.”