U.S. President Donald Trump will try to deal with TikTok in the time frame that he has, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox Business in an interview on Friday, without offering any further detail.

Trump to ‘deal with’ TikTok ahead of April deadline, Commerce Secretary vows - ByteDance has until April 5 to either divest from TikTok or see its platform banned from American app stores. It’s hazy i

TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the United States. Questions about the fate of the popular video sharing app have continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to divest or face a ban took effect on Jan.

US Vice President JD Vance expects that general terms of an agreement to resolve the ownership of TikTok will be reached soon. A report citing two White House officials claimed that an agreement is expected to be reached by the deadline of April 5.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said President Donald Trump will try to deal with the short video content app TikTok in the time frame that he has. Lutnick's comment came during a Fox Business interview Friday as the deadline for the sale-or-ban law approaches.

After taking office on Jan 20, Trump paused the ban on TikTok and gave his administration and the company a 75-day extension to find a new buyer for its U.S. operations.

A US law is forcing TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance to divest from the platform or face a ban. View on euronews