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Trump’s order says the attorney general “shall not take any action to enforce the Act” passed by Congress. That will give Trump’s administration “an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action.” The legislation passed by Congress said TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, had to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S.
The attorney general, Trump wrote, will issue written guidance to apply the order.
Before the inauguration, Trump floated the idea of the United States having “a 50% ownership position in a joint venture” with TikTok. He reiterated
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