Trump spoke to China’s President Xi on TikTok just before the Supreme Court’s decision

Just ahead Supreme Court ruling today – which saw the nation’s highest court uphold the law banning TikTok in the United States from January 19 – Donald Trump posted on Social Truth that he had a “very good” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which included discussion of TikTok.

Although the president-elect of the United States has previously signaled that he is no longer in favor of the ban, after urged the Supreme Court to block the law demanding that the app be closed or sold by January 19, his message today did not indicate what he might now plan to do for TikTok when he enters office.

Instead, Trump wrote that he had a good call with Xi and that it was his expectation that “they will solve many problems together,” starting immediately.

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

Shortly after the call, the Supreme Court ruled that the ban would pass. This means that the app will be closed in the United States unless it is sold – something that TikTok has argued that it could not do in the allotted time.

It is unclear whether TikTok will effectively go dark on January 19 or whether it will continue to operate on users’ devices where it is already installed, as there have been reports indicating both scenarios. However, the Biden administration was said to consider ways to keep TikTok available in the United States, even if the ban was upheld.