The saga surrounding the potential ban of Tiktok in the United States continues as the Trump administration granted another extension to allow the app to remain operational while deal negotiations progress.

“As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark,” white House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure.”

President Trump indicated that he “problably” would extend the deadline again while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One,returning from the Group of Seven summit in Canada.

Hopes for a Deal with Chinese Approval

“As he has said many times, president Trump does not want TikTok to go dark.”

Trump expressed optimism that Chinese president Xi Jinping will “ultimately approve” a deal to divest TikTok’s business in the United States.

This marks the third time the Trump administration has extended the deadline. the initial extension occurred through an executive order on jan. 20, following a brief period when the platform was inaccessible due to a ban approved by Congress and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A second extension followed in April after White House officials believed they were nearing a deal to spin off TikTok into a new company with U.S.ownership. However, the deal faltered after China withdrew following Trump’s tariff proclamation.

The frequency of potential extensions remains uncertain as the government continues to negotiate a deal for TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance. Despite previous attempts to ban the app, Trump joined TikTok last year and has amassed over