Short video app TikTok's owner ByteDance seems to be slow-rolling negotiations for a sale while waiting for approval from the Chinese government, even as President Donald Trump's allies race to broker a deal to sell it to an American bidder,

President Trump gave ByteDance a 75-day stay to find an American buyer for TikTok. But the company appears to be slow-rolling the process amid broader trade negotiations. According to sources speaking to The Washington Post,

The sale of TikTok, owned by China-based company ByteDance, is being delayed as the company waits for approval from the Chinese government, according to a report in The Washington Post. This comes amid a race by allies of President Donald Trump to facilitate the sale of the app to an American entity,

TikTok’s Chinese owner is slow-rolling negotiations for a sale, as the Trump administration seeks to broker a deal.

President Donald Trump boasted that he would save the popular social media platform TikTok from a ban in the U.S. And that still could happen. However, according to those close to the talks, negotiations between the U.