President-elect Trump has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court requesting a delay in TikTok's ban implementation until after he takes office on January 20th.

The brief emphasizes Trump's self-described "consummate dealmaking expertise" and claims he alone has the ability to negotiate a resolution that would save the platform. Trump seeks to extend the current January 19th deadline, which was established by legislation citing national security concerns about TikTok's ties to Chinese parent company ByteDance.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments about whether the TikTok ban violates First Amendment rights. The current legislation allows the president to delay enforcement if progress is made in separating TikTok from ByteDance.

Recent developments include:

• Trump met with TikTok CEO Shou Chew at Mar-a-Lago
• A follow-up conversation occurred between Trump and Chew after the filing
• Trump publicly suggested "keeping this sucker around for a little while"

This represents a significant shift in Trump's position, as he was previously the first president to advocate for banning TikTok. His changed stance emerged after joining the platform and encouraging users to support him to save TikTok.

Meanwhile, prominent political figures including Mitch McConnell and Ro Khanna have filed petitions urging the Supreme Court to reject TikTok's appeal.

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