The “incoming administration” is in charge of enforcing the TikTok ban: WH

Washington, DC: In response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to rule against a planned TikTok ban because of security concerns, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized that the onus of “implementing the law now falls on the incoming administration.”

“The administration, like the rest of the nation, has awaited the decision just made by the US Supreme Court on the TikTok matter,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Friday. Since Congress sent a bill to the president in a bipartisan, overwhelming manner, President Biden has made it clear that TikTok should remain accessible to Americans, but only under American ownership or another ownership that takes into account the national security concerns that Congress identified when creating this law.

“Given the sheer fact of timing, this administration recognises that actions to implement the law simply must fall to the next administration, which takes office on Monday,” the statement said.
In an interview with CNN, US President-elect Donald Trump also responded to the court’s decision.

Following the ruling, Trump told CNN’s Pamela Brown, “It ultimately goes up to me, so you’re going to see what I’m going to do.”

Trump has not said that he would lift the ban, but he did allude to the prospect when he stated, “Congress has given me the decision, so I’ll be making the decision.”

Additionally, he acknowledged that he had discussed TikTok with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling their conversation “a great talk about TikTok and a great talk about many other subjects.”

Trump also said in a post on his Truth Social that “everyone must respect the Supreme Court’s decision, which was expected.” I need to take time to consider the circumstances before making my TikTok choice, which will happen soon. Keep an eye out!”

The main issues raised by the US administration are TikTok’s massive data-collecting methods and its ties to the Chinese government.