Trump says the future of TikTok should be in his hands when he returns to the White House

President-elect Trump says he should be the one to decide whether TikTok can continue to operate in the United States because of the unique issues of national security and the First Amendment raised by the case, he said while speaking to the media on Friday.

Trump’s argument comes in a brief that “does not support the party,” filed on Friday, a few weeks before the Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments on January 10, 2025 on the law that requires the reduction of TikTok from the control of foreign enemies.

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TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a company based in Beijing and linked to the Chinese Communist Party.

“Today, President Donald J. Trump filed a brief with the US Supreme Court asking the Court to extend the deadline that would trigger the shutdown of TikTok, and allow President Trump the opportunity to resolve this matter in a way that saves TikTok and preserves the national security of the United States once he resumes office. for President of the United States on January 20, 2025,” said Trump’s spokesperson and White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Fox News. Digital.

“President Donald J. Trump (“President Trump”) is the 45th and soon to be 47th President of the United States of America,” the brief said. “On January 20, 2025, President Trump will face the United States’ national security, foreign policy, and other important executive duties.”

Trump says “this case presents an unprecedented, novel, and difficult tension between free speech rights on the one hand, and foreign policy and national security concerns on the other.” “As the incoming President, President Trump has a very strong interest in and responsibility for those questions of national security and foreign policy, and he is the right constitutional player to resolve the conflict through political means.

President Trump also has a unique interest in the First Amendment issues raised in this case,” the brief said. “With his historic victory on November 5, 2024, President Trump received a powerful electoral mandate from the American electorate to protect free speech rights. For all Americans — including the 170 million Americans who use TikTok. “

“President Trump is in a unique position to protect these interests, because ‘the President and Vice President of the United States are the only elected officials who represent all voters in the nation,'” the brief continued.

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