Jess Bravin

Or another way is that President Trump has also done sort of the other way around, that if the president doesn't like it, it's illegal. Because if you listened to his speech at the Department of Justice last week, a very long speech, and he described many activities that normally are protected by the First Amendment as illegal.

He described news reports as illegal because they were not flattering to him. Now— I don't know that any action is going to follow from that. That's something that's always an unknown with President Trump, right? I mean, how much of the rhetoric then becomes policy. This term, the rhetoric is becoming policy a lot more than it was in the first term.

He described news reports as illegal because they were not flattering to him. Now— I don't know that any action is going to follow from that. That's something that's always an unknown with President Trump, right? I mean, how much of the rhetoric then becomes policy. This term, the rhetoric is becoming policy a lot more than it was in the first term.

He described news reports as illegal because they were not flattering to him. Now— I don't know that any action is going to follow from that. That's something that's always an unknown with President Trump, right? I mean, how much of the rhetoric then becomes policy. This term, the rhetoric is becoming policy a lot more than it was in the first term.

I mean, you know, think back in his first term when universities did things he didn't like. He said, you know, all their federal funding should be cut off. But that didn't happen. This term, that is happening. And universities are towing the lines.

I mean, you know, think back in his first term when universities did things he didn't like. He said, you know, all their federal funding should be cut off. But that didn't happen. This term, that is happening. And universities are towing the lines.

I mean, you know, think back in his first term when universities did things he didn't like. He said, you know, all their federal funding should be cut off. But that didn't happen. This term, that is happening. And universities are towing the lines.

Well, I cover the Supreme Court, so I've got to put them in my bracket.

Well, I cover the Supreme Court, so I've got to put them in my bracket.

Well, I cover the Supreme Court, so I've got to put them in my bracket.

Today, the Supreme Court took up the TikTok ban.

Today, the Supreme Court took up the TikTok ban.

Today, the Supreme Court took up the TikTok ban.

The justices will determine whether or not the law banning TikTok in the U.S. will go ahead. It's slated to go into effect January 19th.

The justices will determine whether or not the law banning TikTok in the U.S. will go ahead. It's slated to go into effect January 19th.

The justices will determine whether or not the law banning TikTok in the U.S. will go ahead. It's slated to go into effect January 19th.

That's our colleague Jess Braven, who covers the Supreme Court. Big picture, what's at stake in this hearing?

That's our colleague Jess Braven, who covers the Supreme Court. Big picture, what's at stake in this hearing?

That's our colleague Jess Braven, who covers the Supreme Court. Big picture, what's at stake in this hearing?

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Friday, January 10th. Coming up on the show... Will the Supreme Court uphold the TikTok ban?