Trump says TikTok’s fate should be in his hands when he returns to the White House.

President-elect Trump said he should be the one to decide whether TikTok can continue operating in the United States. This is because of the unique national security and First Amendment issues raised by this case. he said at an amicus briefing on Friday.

Trump’s argument came in the form of an amicus brief filed on Friday. It is weeks before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on January 1, on September 10, 2025, on legislation that would require TikTok to be sold against foreign adversary controls.

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

“Today, President Donald J. Trump filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to extend the deadline that will soon allow TikTok to be shut down. and give President Trump the opportunity to resolve the issue in a way that saves TikTok and preserves America’s national security. When he returns to office as President of the United States on January 20, 2025,” Steven Chung, Trump spokesman and White House communications director, told Fox News Digital.

“President Donald J. Trump (“President Trump”) is the 45th and soon-to-be 47th President of the United States,” the summary states. “On January 20, 2025, President Trump Rump will assume responsibility for national security. foreign policy and other important administrative duties of the United States”

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest on Sunday, December 1, September 22, 2024 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Trump reasons that “This case presents an unprecedented, groundbreaking and difficult tension between the right to free speech on the one hand, with foreign policy and national security concerns on the other side.” “As the new Chief Executive Officer President Trump has a strong interest and responsibility in national security and foreign policy issues. And he is the appropriate constitutional actor to resolve disputes through political means.

“President Trump also has a special interest in the First Amendment issues raised in this case,” the brief said. “With his historic victory on November 5, 2024, President Trump has been given the unprecedented electoral mandate. Powerful support from American voters to protect the right to free speech. of all Americans Including the 170 million Americans who use TikTok.”

“President Trump is in a unique position to vindicate these interests because ‘the President and Vice President of the United States are the only elected officials who represent all the voters of the country,’” the brief continues.

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Trump argued that because “Comprehensive responsibility for the national security and foreign policy of the United States President Trump therefore opposes banning TikTok in the United States at this juncture. and seek the ability to solve the problems facing him through political means when he takes office.”

“On September 4, 2024, President Trump posted on Truth Social, ‘To everyone who wants to save TIK TOK in America, VOTE TRUMP!’” the brief read.

Trump reasons that he “Only one person has the expertise to complete a deal. power in elections and the political will to negotiate a resolution to preserve the platform. while simultaneously addressing national security concerns expressed by the government. This is a concern that President Trump himself has acknowledged.”

“Indeed, President Trump’s first term in office has been characterized by a series of political victories achieved through historic agreements. And he has a strong chance of succeeding in this latest national security and foreign policy endeavor,” the summary said.

Trump noted that the 270-day deadline set by the new TikTok law “expires on January 19, 2025, one day before President Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.”

Tik Tok Inc. This building can be seen in Culver City. California on March 17, 2023 (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Such law which was signed into law in the spring. TikTok is required to be sold from ByteDance by January 1, 19. If ByteDance doesn’t sell it by the deadline, Google and Apple will no longer be able to offer TikTok in their app stores in the United States.

“This unfortunate moment impedes President Trump’s ability to manage U.S. foreign policy. and to implement resolutions to protect national security and preserve the social media platforms that provide the preferred channels for 170 million Americans to exercise their core First Amendment rights,” the brief states. The law also establishes time limits. without specifying the government’s interests at that time.”

Trump pointed to the bill, which “considers extending the deadline by 90 days under certain specific circumstances.”

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Supreme Court judge said They will hold a special session on January 1, the 10th, to hear oral arguments in the case. This is an expedited time frame that will allow them to make their case just nine days before January 1, when 19 bans are scheduled to take effect. The law allows the president to extend the deadline by up to 90 days if ByteDance is in the process of canceling.

“So President Trump has a compelling interest as the embodiment of the incoming administration in seeing that legal deadlines remain. “To provide his incoming administration with an opportunity to seek negotiated solutions to these questions,” the brief said, “if successful. Such a resolution would override the need for this court to decide the historically challenging First Amendment questions presented here on a present-day basis of great urgency.”

TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency petition with the High Court earlier this month. to ask the judge to temporarily suspend enforcement of the law At the same time, it is appealing the decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

View of the United States Supreme Court building (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

TikTok’s lawyers argued that the law passed earlier this year violates the First Amendment. By specifying in the request of the Supreme Court that “Congress’s unprecedented effort to single out candidates and prohibit them from operating one of the most important free speech platforms in this country” and “presents serious constitutional problems that this court has The trend will not be tolerated.”

Last year, TikTok created the “Project Texas” initiative, which aimed to address U.S. national security concerns.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said that “Project Texas” creates a standalone version of the TikTok platform for the United States that is isolated on servers in Oracle’s U.S. cloud environment. It is developed by CFIUS and has a cost of approx. $1.5 billion to implement

Chew argued that TikTok is not a burden on any one country. This is despite past executives admitting that Chinese officials had access to American data. While TikTok officials in the U.S. have not done so, TikTok claims the new initiative helps keep U.S. user data safe and told Fox News Digital that the data has been managed. “By Americans in America”

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Trump signaled his support for TikTok earlier this month. He met Chew at Mar-a-Lago. He told reporters during a press conference before the meeting that His administration will “Consider TikTok” and the US ban that is about to happen

“I have a sweet spot in my heart for TikTok,” Trump told reporters.