President-elect Donald Trump has said he will likely sign an executive order after assuming office on Monday to give TikTok a 90-day reprieve.
In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said he hadn’t yet made a final decision but was considering the extension of the Sunday deadline for the app.
An extension would give the China-based parent company to sell to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban across the states.
He told the outlet: ‘I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. 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. If I decide to do that, I’ll probably announce it on Monday.’
His comments came after The Supreme Court allowed the ban to go into effect in the United States on Friday.
The court handed down its decision after TikTok argued a law banning the app would violate their users’ First Amendment rights.
In a phone interview with NBC News , Trump said he hadn’t yet made a final decision but was considering the extension of the Sunday deadline for the app
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