Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi about TikTok shortly before the Supreme Court decision

Ahead of today’s Supreme Court decision, which saw the nation’s highest court uphold a law banning TikTok in the United States from January 19, Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social social media platform that he had a “very good” phone call with the Chinese president. Xi Jinping, which includes a discussion of TikTok.

Although the president-elect of the United States previously stated that he was not in favor of the ban, then Urges the Supreme Court to block the law His message today, which calls for the app to be shut down or sold by January 19, did not indicate what he plans to do with TikTok once he takes office.

Instead, Trump wrote that he had a good conversation with Xi and that he expects they will “solve many problems together.”

“We discussed balancing trade, fentanyl, TikTok and many other issues,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the world more peaceful and secure! “

Shortly after the challenge, the Supreme Court ruled that the ban on TikTok would go through. That means if the app isn’t sold, it will be shut down in the U.S. — something TikTok claims in court didn’t have enough time to do before the January 19 deadline.

It is unclear whether TikTok will be effectively blacked out on January 19 or if it will continue to run on users’ devices if it is already installed, as there are reports pointing to both scenarios. But it was the Biden administration said that he was considering his ways to keep TikTok available in the US even if the ban is in place.