Washington – President-elect Trump will meet with TikTok CEO Shou Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
The news was first reported by CNN.
A TikTok spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
At a press conference earlier Monday, Trump had warm words about TikTok and its near-term future.
“We’re going to take a look at TikTok. You know, I have a warm place in my heart for TikTok, because I won the youth by 34 points. And there are those who say TikTok has something to do with that,” Trump said. when asked how he would stop a ban. Harris won 54% of voters under 30, but Trump made a breakthrough.
During his first term in the White House, Trump tried to ban the app.
President Biden signed a bill into law earlier this year past by Congress requiring TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to cut ties or be banned in the US by January 19. The companies have tried to delay the deadline pending a Supreme Court review, but a federal appeals court ruled the law enforced, rejected the request last week. The companies the Supreme Court asked Monday to temporarily pause the law.
“A modest delay in enforcing the law will create breathing space for this Court to conduct an orderly review and for the new administration to evaluate this case – before this crucial channel for Americans to communicate with their fellow citizens and world is closing down,” states the state of emergency. application said.
The filing asked the Supreme Court to rule on the request by Jan. 6 so that ByteDance and TikTok can “work with their service providers to undertake the complex task of shutting down the TikTok platform in the United States only” if the judges refuse.
A 90-day extension may be granted if a sale is pending within the specified time period. But TikTok has argued that a sale is unfeasible and the Chinese government opposes the sale of the algorithm that powers the app.
