Trump is said to be considering an executive order to bypass the TikTok ban
President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering an executive order to allow TikTok to continue operating despite a pending legal ban until new owners are found, according to a person familiar with the matter.The possible executive order, previously reported by the Washington Post, is under discussion as TikTok expires on Sunday to be banned in the United States unless it finds a new owner. The popular video sharing app is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. Republicans have said for years that they view the app, downloaded on millions of smartphones, as a national security risk. It has become a rare issue that has united both parties in Congress.If the Supreme Court upholds the law, which will ban the app unless ByteDance sells it to a non-Chinese company, special treatment from Trump co...