Donald Trump plans to ‘save’ TikTok from the upcoming US ban | Donald Trump News

His camp says he is looking at ways to ‘create room for compromise’ after the press release on the executive order.

Donald Trump is considering options to rescue the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from a nationwide ban, according to one of his top advisers.

Mike Waltz, who was supposed to serve as Trump’s national security adviser, confirmed on Wednesday that Trump was looking at ways to “save” the program after The Washington Post reported that he was considering an executive order to stop the federal ban from being implemented in January. 19.

“We will find a way to keep it but protect people’s information,” Waltz said in an interview with Fox News. “I don’t want to go too far with our executive order, but we’re going to create this space to put that deal in place.”

The Washington Post report, citing anonymous sources, said Trump, who officially enters office the day after the ban on TikTok is supposed to take effect, will issue an executive order suspending its operation for 60 to 90 days.

The report did not provide details on the legal ramifications of the move, which is likely to buy the administration time to negotiate an auction or other solution.

Reports of the plan emerged as the Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments in a legal challenge to the bipartisan rule brought by TikTok, its China-based parent company ByteDance and the app’s users.

At the time of reporting, the justices appeared likely to uphold the law, which requires ByteDance to isolate TikTok on national security grounds or face a ban on new downloads from Apple or Google stores in one of its largest markets.

Trump, who tried to block TikTok during his first term in office on national security grounds, changed tune during his 2024 presidential campaign, promising to “save” the app, which he credited with helping him attract the youth vote.

On Wednesday, Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, dodged a question during a Senate hearing about whether she would comply with the TikTok ban.

A report by the NBC network said the Biden administration was considering options to keep the social network available to users outside of Sunday, in an effort to reverse Trump’s ban.

“The American people should not expect to see TikTok shut down suddenly on Sunday,” an administration official told the broadcaster.