In a statement released Saturday morning, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred to TikTok’s intentions to go offline as “a stunt.”
We’ve seen TikTok’s most recent statement. It’s a ploy, and we don’t see any justification for TikTok or other businesses to behave in the days leading up to Monday’s inauguration of the Trump Administration,” she added. “We have said unequivocally and plainly.
That the future government will be responsible for carrying out this legislation. Therefore, TikTok and other businesses have to address any issues with them,” she said.
The measure was signed by President Joe Biden in April of last year. His aides have been searching for methods to keep TikTok accessible when the rule goes into effect on Sunday.
The law forces the app’s parent firm, ByteDance, located in Beijing, to sell it to a non-Chinese buyer or risk a statewide restriction in the United States.
According to the law, the president may make a one-time 90-day extension if he certifies to Congress that three conditions are met: the divestiture plan has a path, there
