Another case at the intersection of politics, technology, and capital markets is TikTok. Executive orders have granted TikTok a reprieve from a sell-or-ban order, and the administration has signaled interest in taking a stake through golden shares, granting veto power over key corporate decisions.

Trump wants a sale. He might also want control.

As the latest deadline for the TikTok ban approaches, the platform's users are getting tired of the back and forth, and the numbers show it.

For months, Trump has said negotiations for the sale of TikTok have been ongoing with China, as the platform is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance. Since the platform went dark for less than 24 hours in January, Trump has extended the deadline on a ban of TikTok in the U.S. three times. And he may just conduct a fourth.