So while it's unclear how Trump would pursue a reversal of TikTok's expected ban, there are a few routes he could take. The Associated Press reports that Trump could push Congress to repeal the law or issue an executive order to repeal the ban, which an expert told the AP would not be lawful.

The president-elect promised to ‘save’ the social media app, which faces a deadline early next year to find a non-China-based owner.

Trump’s flip-flop on TikTok has been pretty extraordinary, even by the topsy-turvy standards of 2024. The former president signed an executive order in the summer of 2020 to force TikTok’s parent company in China, ByteDance, to sell to a U.S.-based company or face a ban. And he didn’t mince words about how much he hated the app.