The administration of US President Donald Trump expects the deal on the future of the app to be signed in the coming days, Leavitt also said.
The US will be in control of six of the seven seats on the US business board of TikTok after signing the deal that will keep the app running for users in the US, the press secretary added.
TikTok, a short video creation and sharing app launched in 2018 by ByteDance, is a market leader in the short video app segment in China, which continues to gain popularity worldwide.