Dems Want Trump to Make TikTok Delay Official with Congress

President Trump delayed TikTok’s sell-or-ban deadline, but now Senate Democrats want him to bring in Congress.

They’re raising legal red flags, saying executive delays alone won’t cut it.

Funny how they were once against the ban, then they changed their tune.

The question is, why?

With 170 million U.S. users and multiple buyers, the pressure’s on.

And how much time is left for TikTok user?

The deadline is April 5.

Curious that less people are for the ban overall here in America.

TikTok a threat? American public losing interest in ban as deadline nears https://t.co/eahs7PY9zU

— News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) March 26, 2025

Newsweek reports:

President Donald Trump is facing renewed pressure from Senate Democrats to work with Congress to legally extend a fast-approaching deadline that could determine the future of TikTok in the United States.

Lawmakers argue that Trump’s executive action delaying enforcement of a federal divestment order has raised legal concerns and deepened uncertainty for the app’s 170 million U.S. users. With multiple bidders vying for control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, the issue has become a political flashpoint just weeks before the ban could take effect.

When Is Deadline for ByteDance to Sell TikTok?
The deadline for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest from its U.S. operations is April 5, 2025. That stems from a law passed in 2024 requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok to a U.S.-controlled entity or face a nationwide ban.

The divestment deadline was originally January 19, but President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that delayed enforcement by 75 days.

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While Trump has suggested he could extend the deadline further, Democratic lawmakers say the president lacks the legal authority to do so without congressional approval.

“It is unacceptable and unworkable for your Administration to continue ignoring the requirements in the law, as you did in January by extending the divestment deadline to April 5,” Senators Ed Markey, Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker wrote in a letter released March 25. The senators previously introduced legislation to move the deadline to October 16, but said Senate Republicans blocked the bill.

Meanwhile, JD Vance said earlier this month he is “very confident” that a deal to sell TikTok and maintain its operations in the United States will be largely in place by the April deadline.

TikTok briefly went offline on January 19 in compliance with the law, but service resumed after Trump’s executive order took effect. The app remains available, but its future hinges on whether ByteDance can complete a sale to an approved U.S. buyer—or whether Trump and Congress can agree to a legal deadline extension.

$vine people will be interested. Trump’s Tik Tok comments were the last topic of his press conference just now. Whatcha think? pic.twitter.com/KM7YBuuyJj

— HOPS&BUDS (@hopsandbuds) March 26, 2025