""We may let it die, or we may, I don't know, it depends, up to China," Trump added. "It doesn't matter too much. I'd like to do it for the kids." The big picture: Trump's comments came as U.S. and Chinese officials met on Sunday in Madrid for their fourth round of trade talks that included discussion on TikTok, which has 170 million users in the United States."
"Congress passed a law that former President Biden signed and the Supreme Court upheld requiring ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to either sell the app to a U.S. firm or shut down operations by Jan. 19 due to national security concerns. Trump has since delayed the deadline on this three times despite moving to ban TikTok in 2020, saying in December that he has "a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points" in the 2024 presidential election."
Trump indicated uncertainty about TikTok's future, suggesting the outcome could be left to China or allowed to end, while expressing a desire to act "for the kids." U.S. and Chinese officials held a fourth round of trade talks in Madrid that included TikTok, which counts 170 million U.S. users. Congress passed a law, signed by the president and upheld by the Supreme Court, requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok or cease U.S. operations by Jan. 19 over national security concerns. Trump has delayed that deadline three times despite previously moving to ban TikTok in 2020 and praising its youth support in 2024.
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