President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to pause a controversial ban on TikTok that is set to take effect next month, telling the justices in a legal filing Friday that a delay would allow his administration to “pursue a negotiated resolution.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the ban past the Jan. 19 deadline so that his incoming administration can make a deal.

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court,

President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for a potential TikTok ban, which is slated for the day before his inauguration. The court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to the potential ban on an expedited schedule,

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

Trump wants to delay the January 19 deadline, the day before Inauguration, to allow his administration to negotiate a resolution.

The president-elect said that pushing back a potential ban on TikTok would give him time to negotiate a way to “save the platform.”

The president-elect argues that as “one of the most powerful, prolific, and influential users of social media in history,” he qualifies to comment on TikTok’s potential ban.

Trump told the Supreme Court he can negotiate a solution to the legal battle over TikTok's survival in the United States.

President-elect Donald Trump thrust himself into the high-stakes fight over the fate of TikTok in the US by urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban the social media platform if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company.