Divest or Let Trump Negotiate: TikTok Case Divides Republicans

“When the president gets briefed up, he’ll understand it’s in our long-term national interest to ultimately have that separation,” Sen. Thom Tillis said.

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Sen. Ted Cruz defends former President Donald Trump. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

As the Supreme Court gears up for an eleventh-hour challenge to the bipartisan TikTok law, lawmakers are divided on their preferred outcome.

For some Republicans, Donald Trump and his desires — for the court to pause the divestiture deadline — are the law of the land.

“I support President Trump’s idea of ‘let him step in and negotiate,’” Sen. Bernie Moreno told NOTUS.