According to Trump, he's not taking sides and offers no comments on the merits of the case. But in September, he promised voters that he would "save TikTok," and currently, he "opposes banning TikTok in the United States."

In his message to the Supreme Court, Trump asserts a myriad of reasons as to why he's uniquely positioned to address the supposed national security concerns tied with TikTok being owned by a China-based company while simultaneously saving the platform from a ban.

THE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR oral argument in TikTok v. Garland, a First Amendment challenge to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Enacted in April 2024, the law makes it illegal for third-party service providers such as Google and Apple to host or update a “foreign adversary application” for mobile phones in the United States.