Could Trump’s Backtrack on TikTok Provoke a Republican Split — and Draw Him Into Conflict With the Supreme Court?

The 47th president has promised the platform a lifeline, but his power to provide help could be limited by Congress and the courts.

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President Trump finishes his inaugural address as Vice President Vance applauds during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol at Washington, January 20, 2025. AP /Julia Demaree Nikhinson, pool

The fate of the social media platform TikTok, which boasts something like a billion and a half users worldwide and more than 150 million in America, is emerging as one of the central dramas in the earliest days of the second Trump administration. On Sunday, he posted “SAVE TIKTOK!” to his Truth Social account.

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