TikTok’s imminent future in the US still hangs in the balance. Besides a potential new owner, this is what may happen after the April 5 deadline elapses. View on euronews

The White House has examined a menu of options to avert a TikTok ban deadline set for Saturday. One proposal — letting TikTok’s Chinese owner lease the algorithm to a TikTok spinoff in the U.S. — would probably face resistance from China hawks in Trump’s party.

Over the weekend, Trump told reporters he was sure a deal would be reached because “a lot of people want to buy it,” and that he’d like to see the app “remain alive” in the U.S. However, there’s been little public information regarding any proposed deal, including if ByteDance is even willing to sell to American buyers.

While the deal is still in early discussions and subject to change, it comes just days before a US-set April 5 deadline.

Congressional hawks are digging in that China can’t retain any control of the app. But for two months, Trump has kept it online anyway. Now what?

President Trump will host a meeting with top aides Wednesday to discuss potential investors for acquiring TikTok ahead of the April 5 deadline, according to a source familiar with the meeting plans. Trump will meet with Vice President Vance and national security adviser Mike Waltz,

After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security.

Donald Trump said on Air Force One he thinks a deal to sell TikTok from ByteDance will come to fruition before the April 5 deadline. What to know.