President Donald Trump on Monday returned to TikTok , weeks after the White House unveiled a preliminary deal seeking to keep the popular social media platform operational in the United States.

At the beginning of the year, TikTok briefly went dark amid unease that the Chinese-owned app poses a national security risk due to concerns that Beijing’s communist government has eyes on millions of American users’ data. Trump has fought to keep the app alive by divesting the platform of Chinese ownership, frequently crediting the role it played in fostering his connections with young voters during his 2024 presidential campaign.

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