Ledger · Second term · № 254
Naming the TikTok buyer 'in about two weeks'
Late“I'll tell you in about two weeks.”
- Promised
- , Fox News interview, asked who the buyer for TikTok was
- Stated deadline
- “in about two weeks” → June 15, 2025
- Re-promised
- 2 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Other
- Era
- Second term
What happened
No buyer was named within two weeks. The divest-or-ban deadline was extended repeatedly through 2025 by executive order. A framework deal involving a US joint venture was only announced in late September 2025, roughly three months after the two-week promise.