TikTok’s roller-coaster ride in the United States continued on Monday as President Donald Trump said he would approve the video-sharing app’s sale to Microsoft only if the US government gets a cut, a condition that one expert called a “mafia” deal.

The president also gave Microsoft and TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, a deadline of Sept 15 to complete the deal, or the app will be banned in the US.

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