Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok 90-day reprieve from ban

Trump says an announcement will probably come once he takes office on Monday about the app's future in the US.

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Trump told NBC News an announcement on the matter would probably come on Monday once he takes office.

It comes after the social media platform warned it would "go dark" on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances the ban will not be enforced.

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning the app in the US unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform by 19 January. ByteDance has refused to seek a buyer.

"The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate. You know, it's appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It's a very big situation," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News.

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