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Trump signed an executive order on August 6 trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a transaction ban, but the move immediately set off legal and business blowback. The administration framed it as a national-security step; TikTok called it a rushed power play that ignored due process and business norms.
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Trump signed an executive order on August 6 trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a transaction ban, but the move immediately set off legal and business blowback. The administration framed it as a national-security step; TikTok called it a rushed power play that ignored due process and business norms.
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Trump signed an executive order on August 6 trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a transaction ban, but the move immediately set off legal and business blowback. The administration framed it as a national-security step; TikTok called it a rushed power play that ignored due process and business norms.
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