President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.

Speaking with reporters Monday night, President Trump said "yes" when asked if Microsoft is among the companies in discussions to buy TikTok.

President Donald Trump recently disclosed that Microsoft is seemingly willing to buy TikTok from ByteDance. The short-video streaming application was allowed to resume its services in the United States after the ban on it was lifted on January 19,