President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly expected to attempt to block a potential US ban of TikTok ahead of a looming January deadline, according to multiple sources including longtime ally Kellyanne Conway.

TikTok is fighting in court to block a federal law that would require the app’s China-based parent ByteDance to divest its stake or face a total shutdown by Jan. 19 – the day before Trump’s inauguration. The law allows the president to extend the divestment window by 90 days if “significant progress” toward a sale is made.

Trump vowed on multiple occasions that he would “save TikTok” if he was elected president – including in a Sept. 4 post on Truth Social. His support comes despite the fact that Trump spearheaded an effort to ban the app during his first term in office.

Since winning the election, Trump has not signaled whether he would try to stop a ban.

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