Trump needs 'time to review' SCOTUS decision to uphold TikTok ban, teases action in 'not too distant future'

Trump added that "everyone must respect" the high court's decision.

"The Supreme Court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it," Trump said in a statement posted to Truth Social. "My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!"

The statement came moments after Trump reportedly told a small group of journalists by phone that the law banning TikTok "ultimately goes up to me, so you're going to see what I'm going to do" after taking office.

"Congress has given me the decision, so I'll be making the decision," Trump said, according to CNN, which first reported the remarks.

"For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate petitioners' First Amendment rights. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is affirmed."

Trump has sought to delay the law from taking force. Attorneys for the president-elect filed a brief with the Supreme Court last month, asking justices to delay any decision until after Trump's inauguration on Monday.

But lawmakers disagreed. 

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told the Supreme Court in a filing of his own that Congress explicitly set the Jan. 19 date for the divestiture clause to take force since it "very clearly removes any possible political uncertainty in the execution of the law by cabining it to an administration that was deeply supportive of the bill's goals."

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