While President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block a looming U.S. ban on TikTok in a major case being argued on Friday that pits free speech rights against national security concerns over the Chinese-owned short-video app,

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

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.

Donald Trump believes he can cut a deal that would keep TikTok legal while addressing the U.S. government's national security concerns.

On Friday, Dec. 27, Trump submitted a legal filing asking for a delay so that his administration could "pursue a negotiated resolution" to the TikTok ban. Trump's filing is in direct competition with the Biden administration, who wrote in a briefing on Friday that TikTok poses a "grave" threat to national security.

U.S President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban TikTok or force its sale.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan.