President-elect Donald Trump on Friday intervened in the Supreme Court case that ultimately could decide whether a federal ban on TikTok occurs.

President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to pause a controversial ban on TikTok that is set to take effect next month, telling the justices in a legal filing Friday that a delay would allow his administration to “pursue a negotiated resolution.

The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.

President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for a potential TikTok ban, which is slated for the day before his inauguration. The court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to the potential ban on an expedited schedule,

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office.

Trump wants to delay the January 19 deadline, the day before Inauguration, to allow his administration to negotiate a resolution.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the ban past the Jan. 19 deadline so that his incoming administration can make a deal.