Nigeria, May 6 -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is open to delaying the TikTok ban again if the company's Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not complete a deal to sell its U.S. operations by the June 19 deadline.

Speaking during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Trump mentioned that he feels a certain fondness for TikTok, suggesting he would allow more time if needed. The situation began last year when Congress passed a law demanding that ByteDance sell TikTok's U.S. business or face a ban, due to concerns over national security and data privacy. The app was briefly banned in January when the law took effect, but Trump stepped in with a 90-day extension, hoping to allow space for a deal that would bring TikTok under A...