House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday dismissed suggestions that President-elect Donald Trump will bring TikTok back early in his second term, but the company is unwilling to sell to American owners.

"I think we're going to enforce the law," Johnson told NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday, a day after Trump told NBC News he would "probably" extend TikTok's operation in the United States by 90 days.

Johnson's comments came hours after TikTok halted operations in the United States, cutting off users' access to the app. Meanwhile, Apple, Google and Microsoft removed the app from their app stores, preventing new users from downloading it.

A bipartisan bill passed last year and signed by President Joe Biden took effect on Sunday, effectively banning TikTok from the U.S. if the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is not sold to U.S. owners .

TikTok made a last-ditch effort to the Supreme Court over the past few months to save itself from the ban, but the court upheld the law on Friday.

Trump, who supported a ban on TikTok during his first term, now supports keeping the app operating in the United States. Before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case, Trump's team filed a brief asking the court to suspend the law, saying it would give his new administration time to find a solution.

The ban takes effect the day before Trump is to be inaugurated for re-election.

The president-elect told NBC News on Saturday that he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day extension after taking office to avoid being banned, but senators made it clear in their statement that they disagreed.

"I think that's certainly an option that we're looking at," Trump said in a phone interview. "A 90-day extension is the most likely thing to get done because it's appropriate. You know, it's appropriate. We have to Think about it. This is a very big situation."

Johnson noted that he believed Trump had been referring over the past few months to plans to revive the app through sales, rather than the way it operates now.

"When President Trump puts out a truth post and says 'Save Tiktok,' our understanding is that he is going to try to force a real divestment, change of hands and ownership," Johnson said on Sunday.

“What members of Congress are worried about is not the platform. It’s the Chinese Communist Party and its manipulation of algorithms — which have been feeding American children horrific messages that glorify violence and anti-Semitism and even suicide and eating disorders. I mean, this It’s crazy stuff, they’re mining the data of American citizens and it’s a very dangerous thing,” he added.

Shortly before Johnson made his comments, Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., also broke with Trump to celebrate the app's ban taking effect on Sunday.

"We commend Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft for complying with the law and ceasing business with ByteDance and TikTok, and we encourage other companies to do the same. After all, any company that violates this law risks devastating bankruptcy," Co. Don and Ricketts wrote in a statement.

"Now that the law is already in effect, there is no legal basis for any kind of 'extension' of its effective date. In order for TikTok to come back online in the future, ByteDance must agree to satisfy itself by severing all ties between TikTok and communist China Sale subject to legally qualified divestiture requirements,” they added.

The law as written does not give the president the power to extend the 90-day period without guaranteeing that ByteDance is actually seeking to sell the app to a U.S. company.

The law states: “The President may extend the period for a period of not more than 90 days on a one-time basis… if the President certifies to Congress that—(A) a path has been established to effectuate a qualified divestiture with respect to such application.” It adds that there must be “significant” aspects of the sale. evidence of progress,” including “binding relevant legal agreements” that “facilitated” the sale.