Trump asks Supreme Court to halt TikTok ban

Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to suspend the TikTok ban until 2025. He claims that he will be able to find a political solution to the issue after the inauguration, using his “excellent skills in making deals”.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to stay a potential ban on TikTok until his administration can find a “policy solution” to the issue. Bloomberg writes about it.

Details

The publication reports that Trump urged the court to give him time after the inauguration on January 20 to find a political solution to the dispute.

Trump does not take any position on the merits of this dispute. Instead, it respectfully requests that the Court consider delaying the statutory asset sale deadline until January 19, 2025 while it considers the merits of this case

– the statement says.

It is noted that such a suspension will allow Trump to “reach a political solution.”

In his address, Trump also noted that he has “outstanding deal-making skills, the mandate of voters and the political will to negotiate a solution that will preserve the platform and take into account the national security concerns of the government.”

Trump's address came after TikTok and the Biden administration filed their written arguments in court on Friday.

The Justice Department, led by Biden appointees, said that China's control of TikTok poses serious threats to national security. US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has said the platform collects sensitive data on tens of millions of Americans and could be a powerful tool for covert influence operations by a foreign adversary.

In response, TikTok said Congress had not considered alternatives other than a ban.

While Trump previously supported a TikTok ban, he has recently become more sympathetic to the platform. He said this month that he has warm feelings for TikTok because it helped attract young voters to his side in the November election.

Recall

A U.S. appeals court has refused to stay a ban on TikTok, which will take effect on January 19, 2025. ByteDance must sell the app or it will be removed from U.S. app stores.