Trump should stop running in circles to save TikTok

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President Donald Trump is jumping through hoops to save Chinese-run TikTok at a time when cutting off China should be a priority.

TikTok must be sold from Chinese ownership by Saturday or face a ban in the United States. However, that deadline isn’t much of a threat, given that Trump has already extended it from the original January deadline and will almost certainly extend it again if necessary.

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