President-elect Trump said Monday that he had a “very good experience with TikTok” as he awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on a law that could ban the popular video-sharing platform starting Sunday.
Trump emphasized the role that TikTok played in boosting his support with young people during the election.
“We won young people, and I think that’s a big credit to TikTok, so I’m not opposed to TikTok,” the president-elect said on Newsmax.
The law requires TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to divest from the app by Jan. 19 or face a ban from U.S. app stores and networks. TikTok, which contends the law violates the First Amendment, argued its case before the Supreme Court on Friday.
“I really have to wait to see what happens at the Supreme Court because nobody knows what they can do and who’s gonna do it until they hear from the Supreme Court,” Trump said, when asked what he will do if TikTok is not sold by the deadline.
“They’re gonna be making a ruling pretty soon,” he added. “But I had a very good experience with TikTok.”