TikTok ‘don't want to sell' despite facing a nationwide ban in the United States
President Donald Trump is expected to extend the deadline for TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance and find a US buyer or face a nationwide ban amid national security concerns.
Sky News host Caleb Bond has accused TikTok of not wanting to sell its China-based parent company.
'They don't want to sell it. They are playing Trump for a fool here, and he ought to turn around and say, 'if you haven't been able to sell it by now, too bloody bad, you're banned until you've done it,'' Mr Bond said.
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