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Washington.- The American president, Donald Trump, considered this Wednesday the possibility of "saving" TikTok's presence in the United States, but estimated that to do so properly, China's approval will be needed.
"To do it right, we'll probably need China's approval. China is never easy, but I think yes, we'll be able to save TikTok. I'd like to save TikTok. I mean, TikTok treated me very well. I won over the youth by 37%," he said at an event at the White House.
The Republican administration demanded that TikTok disassociate itself from its parent company, the Chinese ByteDance, in order to operate in US territory.
"I have a soft spot for TikTok. I know I shouldn't," Trump added, insisting that the application contributed to his victory in last November's elections by boosting his approval among young people.
On April 4th, the president granted an additional 75-day extension to TikTok to reach an agreement with U.S. companies that would allow it to disassociate from ByteDance.
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The previous Congress, under the government of former Democratic president Joe Biden (2021-2025), approved a law that obliged TikTok to find an investor from a country that was not considered an "adversary" before January 20, when Trump took office.
Failing to reach an agreement, the application stopped working for a few hours in the United States until the Republican, on his first day back in the White House, signed an executive order granting a first extension of 75 days, which he later extended.
