With a U.S. TikTok ban scheduled to take effect in less than a month, President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he’d like to keep the app around,

It's unclear what Trump will actually do to stop the ban on TikTok. He doesn't become president until the day after the ban goes into effect, and the president-elect can't make any legislative changes — no matter how badly he says he wants to "keep this sucker around."

Trump’s apparent softening stance on TikTok represents a significant departure from his previous position, which had called for an immediate ban of the platform. Political analysts suggest this change might reflect a growing recognition of social media’s importance in modern political campaigning.