Donald Trump has said he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban that is due to take effect on Sunday, on the eve of his

Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok 90-day reprieve from ban

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2025-01-19 07:30:03

Donald Trump has said he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban that is due to take effect on Sunday, on the eve of his swearing-in as the 47th US president.

It comes after the social media platform warned it would "go dark" on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances the ban will not be enforced.

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning the app in the US unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform by 19 January. ByteDance has refused to seek a buyer.

"The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate. You know, it's appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It's a very big situation," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News.

"Well, I have the right as you know, I'm the one who is going to be calling the shots," he told ABC. "Most likely, I'll extend for 90 days - you have the extension for 90 days as you probably know. I'll do that until we figure something out."