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.

The president-elect argues that as “one of the most powerful, prolific, and influential users of social media in history,” he qualifies to comment on TikTok’s potential ban.

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court,

Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the ban past the Jan. 19 deadline so that his incoming administration can make a deal.

President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for a potential TikTok ban, which is slated for the day before his inauguration. The court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to the potential ban on an expedited schedule,

Trump wants to delay the January 19 deadline, the day before Inauguration, to allow his administration to negotiate a resolution.

Trump told the Supreme Court he can negotiate a solution to the legal battle over TikTok's survival in the United States.

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s Jan. 10 hearing on whether to grant TikTok an emergency injunction to prevent it from being banned by the U.S. government, several groups and members of Congress have weighed in on the issue — both against the law,