US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for TikTok to continue operating in the US, a move that is seen as a significant shift in his stance on the social media platform. Trump made the comments during a speech in Phoenix, Arizona, in which he stated that he was in favor of allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US for a period of time. This marks one of the strongest signals yet that Trump is opposed to TikTok's exit from the US market. During his presidential campaign, Trump's videos on TikTok garnered hundreds of billions of views. According to legal requirements, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, must divest from TikTok by January 19, 2025, or risk facing a full ban on the app, which has over 170 million users in the US.