Trump should stop running in circles to save TikTok

President Donald Trump is jumping through hoops to save Chinese-run TikTok at a time when cutting off China should be a priority.

TikTok must be sold from Chinese ownership by Saturday or face a ban in the United States. However, that deadline isn’t much of a threat, given that Trump has already extended it from the original January deadline and will almost certainly extend it again if necessary.

After that extension two months ago, Trump’s plan was joint ownership between China and the U.S., which would still allow China to control the app. Now, the plan is for China to control the algorithm and lease it to a U.S. company with a minority ownership stake. China would not be severed from the app, meaning it would

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