President Trump opted to delay the TikTok ban for 75 days in an executive order on Monday, marking one of his first steps in his new administration.

Trump signed the executive order from the Oval Office a few hours after his second term inauguration. The move comes days after the Supreme Court upheld the ban.

The order also arrived a few days after TikTok went offline for a short time Designed for US users, and after Trump expressed his interest in making the software available, even if it is not entirely owned by a US company.

At his disposal, Trump wrote it has “unique constitutional responsibility for the national security, conduct of foreign policy, and other important executive functions of the United States.”

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Trump signed an executive order on Monday to ban TikTok. (Getty Images/Getty Images)

“In order to fulfill these duties, I intend to consult with my advisors, including the heads of relevant departments and agencies, regarding TikTok's national security concerns and act accordingly. protects national security “In addition to saving the platform used by 170 million Americans,” Trump said, “my Administration must also review sensitive intelligence about these concerns and assess the adequacy of the mitigation measures TikTok has taken to date.”

Trump added that he had instructed his nominee for US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to suspend the ban for 75 days, which would give the Trump administration “an opportunity to determine an appropriate course of action on TikTok.”

“Because national security interests are affected, and because section 2(d) of the Act vests the law's investigative and enforcement authority only with the Attorney General, attempted enforcement by states or private parties is an affront to state authority. Head of Executive”, the decree added. “The Attorney General shall use all available powers to protect and defend the exclusive authority of the Executive Branch to enforce the Act.”

In a conversation with Fox News chief White House correspondent Peter Doocy on Monday, Trump said TikTok's future “depends on a deal” and that the United States “has the right to buy half of TikTok.”

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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, not pictured, administers the oath of office to President-elect Donald Trump during the inauguration of the 60th president in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. . (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)

“You and members of your team have now been warning about the dangers of TikTok spying on Americans,” Doocy told the president. “What's changed that you're not worried about it anymore?”

Trump replied: “I can't make the deal or I can make the deal.” “TikTok is worthless, if I don't approve it, it should shut down… if I do the deal, maybe it's worth $1 trillion. One trillion. So if I do the deal, I'm talking about doing it for the United States of America.”

In a unanimous ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the ban on TikTok, citing concerns about the app's “association with a foreign competitor.”

“There is no doubt that for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a different and broader opportunity for expression, communication, and a source of community,” the court wrote in the ruling. “However, Congress determined that the waiver was necessary to address well-supported national security concerns about TikTok's data collection practices and ties to a foreign adversary.”

The TikTok logo appears in this image. Trump has delayed the ban on TikTok for 75 years. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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“For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate petitioners' First Amendment rights. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is affirmed.”