‘Warm Spot in My Heart’: TikTok’s CEO Was Spotted at Mar-a-Lago With President-elect Donald Trump. Here’s Why.

On Monday, TikTok and its parent company, China-based ByteDance, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the upcoming Jan. 19 deadline imposed by U.S. lawmakers in April that forces the two companies to sever relations or face a ban.

Hours later, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, making his case to President-elect Donald Trump at the “Winter White House,” CNN first reported.

Related: The TikTok Ban Bill Has Been Signed — Here’s How Long ByteDance Has to Sell, and Why TikTok Is Preparing for a Legal Battle

The outlet notes that the meeting was pre-scheduled. ByteDance said previously that it won’t sell TikTok.

Earlier in the day,

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