To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Short answer: Probably not on his own. He likely needs Parliament's help. But why are we talking about banning TikTok? As many of our readers know, President Trump has been trying to ban TikTok for months now. On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued executive order 13942 giving authority to his Secretary of Commerce to decide which transactions with TikTok were prohibited. Then, on August 14, 2020, the President issued another executive order ordering TikTok's owner to "divest" all interests and rights to TikTok. Some call this the "shakedown".