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Ridgewood NJ, President-elect Donald Trump has taken a significant step in the ongoing battle over TikTok’s future in the United States. With a potential ban on the popular social media platform looming, Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay the enforcement deadline, currently set for the day before his inauguration.

The Supreme Court has already agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to the proposed ban on an expedited basis, but Trump’s legal team argues that delaying the decision until after his return to the White House could render further legal proceedings unnecessary

Trump’s Deal-Making Vision for TikTok

D. John Sauer, one of Trump’s appellate attorneys and his nominee for U.S. Solicitor General, underscored the president-elect’s unique ability to broker a resolution.

“President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns,” Sauer wrote in a filing to the justices.

Sauer further emphasized Trump’s commitment to resolving the issue through political means, rather than an outright ban. During his campaign, Trump opposed the legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app or face a ban, vowing instead to “save TikTok.”