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"TikTok’s future in the U.S. is still up in the air.
After TikTok came back online, some Republicans appeared to contradict Trump on how things might play out. House Speaker Mike, R-La., Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, "I think we will enforce the law,” adding, "When President Trump issued the Truth [Social] post and said, ‘Save TikTok,’ the way we read that is that he’s going to try to force along a true divestiture, changing of hands, the ownership.”
Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., also issued a statement celebrating the ban, and saying they don't see a basis for an extension like Trump has proposed.
"Now that the law has taken effect, there’s no legal basis for any kind of ‘extension’ of its effective date. For TikTok to come back online in the future, ByteDance must agree to a sale that satisfies the law’s qualified-divestiture requirements by severing all ties between TikTok and Communist China,” the statement said in part.
Even if TikTok is given an extension, as Trump has vowed to do in an executive order Monday, the law still forces ByteDance to eventually sell it to a non-Chinese owner — which the parent company has shown no interest in doing."
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"Trump indicated that he wanted it to be available to broadcast his inauguration on Monday."
After TikTok came back online, some Republicans appeared to contradict Trump on how things might play out. House Speaker Mike, R-La., Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, "I think we will enforce the law,” adding, "When President Trump issued the Truth [Social] post and said, ‘Save TikTok,’ the way we read that is that he’s going to try to force along a true divestiture, changing of hands, the ownership.”
Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., also issued a statement celebrating the ban, and saying they don't see a basis for an extension like Trump has proposed.
"Now that the law has taken effect, there’s no legal basis for any kind of ‘extension’ of its effective date. For TikTok to come back online in the future, ByteDance must agree to a sale that satisfies the law’s qualified-divestiture requirements by severing all ties between TikTok and Communist China,” the statement said in part.
Even if TikTok is given an extension, as Trump has vowed to do in an executive order Monday, the law still forces ByteDance to eventually sell it to a non-Chinese owner — which the parent company has shown no interest in doing."
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"Trump indicated that he wanted it to be available to broadcast his inauguration on Monday."