President-elect Donald Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker on Saturday that he would "probably" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve after taking office on Monday. Affected by a possible ban in the United States.

Trump said he had not made a final decision but was considering a 90-day extension on Sunday TikTok’s Chinese parent company has a deadline to sell products to non-Chinese buyers or face a U.S. ban.

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

"If I decided to do it, I would probably announce it on Monday," he said.

The bipartisan law passed last year explicitly allows for a 90-day extension under certain conditions. But Monday's extension may not be enough to avoid app shutdowns for at least a day, as the current compliance deadline is Sunday.

TikTok's fate is one of the topics of concern in the final days of the Biden administration, with many of the app's millions of U.S. users eagerly awaiting resolution.

The Biden administration has repeatedly said it does not plan to enforce the law and puts the blame on Trump, but TikTok said on Friday the White House's assurances may not be enough to prevent the app from being shut down. TikTok said it planned to "shut down" on Sunday unless it received greater "clarity and assurance" about potential legal ramifications, including against third-party service providers.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok's planned shutdown "a stunt" in a statement Saturday morning.

"We saw TikTok's latest statement. It was a stunt and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take action in the days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday."

"We have made our position clear and direct: action to implement this law will be the responsibility of the next government. Therefore, TikTok and other companies should raise any concerns with them," she said.

President Joe Biden signed the law last April. It requires the app's Beijing-based parent company ByteDance to sell it to non-Chinese buyers or face a nationwide ban in the United States, but in recent days his aides have been looking for ways to get the law to go into effect before it takes effect. Keep TikTok available. Effective Sunday.

Under the law, the president can make a one-time 90-day extension if he certifies to Congress three things: that there is a path to divestment, that there is "significant progress" in executing the divestment, and that "relevant measures are in place." A binding legal agreement to execute such qualifying divestitures during the extension period. "

Such a binding legal agreement has not yet been made public. If a last-minute buyer comes forward, they could spend tens of billions of dollars on TikTok's U.S. operations.

Trump did not say whether he was aware of the progress of the recent sale.

Trump's support for TikTok is a sharp departure from his stance during his first term, when he signed an executive order banning not only TikTok but also the Chinese messaging app WeChat. Trump's attempt at the time was blocked by the courts. His attitude changed last year after a brief meeting with one of the app's billionaire American investors.

Lawmakers who support a sale or ban say the action is necessary because of Bytedance's ties to the Chinese government, which they argue should not control major media assets that could be used for propaganda purposes. They also cited the app's collection of personal data from U.S. citizens.

TikTok fans have protested against a possible sale or ban, including by downloading other Chinese apps such as RedNote, although these apps also have potential security concerns.

On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the law, without dissent in an unsigned opinion, rejecting the app's free speech argument.

Ahead of the Supreme Court's ruling, Trump asked the court to suspend the law and for his administration to take some time to find alternative solutions to banning the app.

After Friday's ruling, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "The Supreme Court's ruling was expected and everyone must respect it. My decision on TikTok will be made in the near future, but I must have Time to review the situation. ”

In the past, he has expressed support for keeping the app available to U.S. users, citing the high number of views his TikTok account receives.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to attend Trump's inauguration on Monday along with other tech executives.

On Friday, TikTok's future remained uncertain, with Zhou thanking Trump for his efforts to keep the app running in the U.S.

Even before the Supreme Court's ruling, Biden administration officials said they would not enforce the law on Sunday, Biden's final day in office.

"Given the critical nature of time, this administration recognizes that action to enforce this law must rest with the next administration that takes office on Monday," the White House's Jean-Pierre said in a statement after the ruling.

TikTok said in a post on Indispensable to the provision of services.”

The statement added: "Unless the Biden administration immediately provides a clear statement to satisfy the most critical service providers and ensure that the requirements are not enforced, TikTok will be forced to shut down on January 19."