TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States, has four days to reach a deal divesting it of Chinese ownership before it goes dark. The app, which is owned by China’s ByteDance,

As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the social media app's China-based parent company.

After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security.

President Donald Trump said Sunday he was confident of reaching a deal on TikTok ahead of the April 5 deadline for its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the popular short video app or see it banned in the United States.

Advisers to President Donald Trump are expected Wednesday to present the president with options for a deal to invest in TikTok that involves a number of well-heeled venture capital, private equity funds and tech companies,

If ByteDance does not divest TikTok by April 5, the app could go dark once again. President Trump has already addressed how he plans to prevent the ban.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with advisors on Wednesday to discuss the potential sale of TikTok as the deadline to divest looms. ByteDance, the app’s parent company, has until Saturday to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the United States.

Another TikTok ban is quickly approaching with an April 5 deadline to either be sold or risk being banned under federal law.

US President Donald Trump and his cabinet will meet to consider a proposal ahead of an April 5 deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States.