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President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "save TikTok" once he takes office on Monday after nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban it last year.

Newsweek reached out to Trump's transition team via email for comment on Sunday.

Why It Matters

TikTok's fate has emerged as a significant geopolitical and cultural issue after Congress passed a law last year signed by President Joe Biden requiring TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest the platform by January 19.

Lawmakers supporting the app's sale or ban have cited national security concerns, pointing to ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government and the app's data collection practices.

Defenders of TikTok, meanwhile, don't believe in a national security threat posed by China with the use of the social media platform.

They rather believe that the bipartisan legislation that led to the app going dark on Saturday night is an infringement on their First Amendment right to free speec