President Trump says TikTok will be out of business by Sept. 15 unless it can be sold to an American company by then.
's set a deadline for Microsoft -- or any other tech giant for that matter -- to buy TikTok's U.S. operations or he'll shut the app down for good.
The Prez spoke to reporters Monday at the White House and was asked about Microsoft's ongoing negotiations to buy the popular Chinese-owned app. Trump said TikTok will undoubtedly"be out of business" in the U.S. on Sept. 15"unless Microsoft or somebody else is able to buy it and work out a deal."it is currently in talks to buy TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance.
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