Trump doesn't want ByteDance to maintain control of TikTok: official
ByteDance is racing to clinch an agreement with the White House that will stave off a US ban on the popular short video app that Trump has threatened could happen as early as next week

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump listens during a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response event about reopening schools in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump does not want China's ByteDance to maintain a controlling interest in TikTok because it could put Americans' personal information at risk, a senior administration official speaking on condition of anonymity said on Thursday.
ByteDance is racing to clinch an agreement with the White House that will stave off a US ban on the popular short video app that Trump has threatened could happen as early as next week.