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in about two weeks

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.

Sources

  1. Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out NPR, Jun 20, 2025