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 argues that as “one of the most powerful, prolific, and influential users of social media in history,” he qualifies to comment on TikTok’s potential ban.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

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

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 thrust himself into the high-stakes fight over the fate of TikTok in the US by urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban the social media platform if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company.

Groups filed briefs with the Supreme Court against the TikTok divest-or-ban law, arguing it violates the First Amendment, and in favor of it.

The president-elect said that pushing back a potential ban on TikTok would give him time to negotiate a way to “save the platform.”