During a White House briefing, Trump said he would ban TikTok unless it is sold to a United States company by September 15th.
The Trump administration claims TikTok poses a national security threat because a Chinese company, ByteDance, owns it.
Microsoft has expressed interest in buying TikTok. Trump said that he would approve the deal to sell to Microsoft, and he expects payment to the United States Treasury as part of the agreement.
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