On the first day of his new administration, President Donald Trump followed through on his pledge to keep TikTok in service via an executive order. But in doing so, Trump may be setting up one of the first high-profile disagreements with congressional Republicans, who overwhelmingly approved a ban of the app into law.
Because Trump was inaugurated just one day after the ban took effect, the order instead directed the Justice Department to not prosecute over the law.
“I am instructing the Attorney General not to take any action to enforce the Act for a period of 75 days from today,” the executive order said. “During this period, the Department of Justice shall take no action to enforce the Act”