President Donald Trump’s decision to issue an executive order Monday delaying enforcement of the federal ban on TikTok has deepened a murky legal landscape in the US for the popular social media app and its technology partners.

Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the enforcement of a TikTok ban that had taken effect the previous day. The move tossed a lifeline to TikTok -- and its 170 million users in the United States.

It's unclear if Trump has the authority to direct the Justice Department to not enforce the law, which was passed by wide margins in both ho

Trump said the government should be a half owner of TikTok's U.S. business in return for keeping the app alive, and threatened China with tariffs if it failed to approve a deal.

President Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a ban on TikTok in the United States and suggested he may explore a deal for the U.S. to have a stake in the app.