Trump has said he has a "warm spot" for the app, a distinct change of heart after his first administration first called for a ban on TikTok.
The President’s duty is to enforce the law, not cut a deal with China.
Following Trump’s call with Chinese president Xi Jinping, TikTok CEO Chew thanks the President-elect for vowing to help the platform remain in the US. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping have been in contact,
The Trump-Xi phone call came hours before the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a U.S. law that effectively bans TikTok starting Sunday.
The US Supreme Court upheld a law to force TikTok’s sale from a Chinese state-owned firm, even as President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have sought to block the divestment.
In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.
President-elect Donald Trump said he had a "very good" call with China's President Xi Jinping on Friday about TikTok
President-elect Donald Trump held what he described as a “very good call” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday that touched on some of the most vexing issues in the U.S.-China relationship.
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or face a U.S. ban. Now the question is whether Donald Trump will enforce this law.
TikTok was flickering back to life on Sunday in the U.S., Jan. 19, after no longer being accessible starting the night before. President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to stall a federal ban on the app while the U.
The two leaders spoke just before the US Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban the popular Chinese-owned app as soon as Sunday.
President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he spoke to China's Xi Jinping about TikTok and other issues as he prepares to take office in a matter of days.