Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Donald Trump "will take action in the coming days" on Chinese apps, including TikTok, citing national security risks.But Pompeo said that Chinese apps like TikTok are an issue for US national security and the privacy of Americans. Microsoft declined to comment to CNN Business on the matter. Trump firmly rejected the idea of a potential spin-off deal satisfying national security concerns.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that there was bipartisan agreement that TikTok could not stay in its current format "because it risks sending back information on 100 million Americans," referencing the concern that American user data will end up in the hands of the Chinese government. He noted Republicans and Democrats, including Sens. Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, were all in agreement. Mnuchin added that Trump was looking at other options including forcing a sale by TikTok's parent company or banning the app using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. source