Trump Action Archive

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• Trump dismisses AI safety concerns and calls regulation a hoax — Trump has repeatedly characterized concerns about artificial intelligence dangers as a "hoax" and a "scam," arguing that government already possesses sufficient regulatory authority over tech companies. This stance contradicts positions held by his own party members, AI company leaders, and the broader scientific community calling for AI safety measures and oversight.

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• Trump announces creation of "AI Force" and appointment of AI czar — President Trump announced on social media that he would create an "AI Force" (modeled on the Space Force) and appoint an artificial intelligence czar, though he provided minimal operational details. The announcement came amid growing industry and political calls for AI safety guardrails and regulation. Trump characterized concerns about AI risks as a "hoax" generated by the political left, reaffirmed his administration would not hinder AI industry growth, and stated that criminal and civil justice systems could address "bad actors" without formal regulatory oversight.
• Trump announced formation of AI Force and AI Czar position — Trump announced plans to form an "AI Force," similar to the Space Force, and stated he will announce an "AI Czar" position in the near future, specifying that "only High I.Q. individuals need apply." Trump posted that his administration will not "hinder or stifle" AI growth and will "cherish it, help it, and watch over it," while also stating the administration will look for "BAD" using existing criminal and civil justice systems.

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• Trump administration establishes NIH grant-veto board aligned with presidential agenda — The Trump administration is establishing an executive order creating an external board to approve National Institutes of Health grant funding. The board, to include OMB Director Russell Vought and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, would require unanimous decisions and could veto biomedical research grants deemed misaligned with Trump's political priorities. This breaks with the NIH's traditional merit-based evaluation process. The move follows administration accusations that the NIH funds "woke" initiatives and comes amid a class-action lawsuit by researchers alleging First Amendment violations through ideological censorship of grant awards.
• Trump directed budget director to create political appointee board for NIH grants — Trump directed his budget director Russ Vought to draft an executive order creating a board of political appointees to decide which grants the National Institutes of Health should fund. This represents another attempt to cut Harvard's funding and place political control over the nation's $48 billion in congressionally-appropriated biomedical research funding. Congress this month signaled disapproval of an earlier Vought plan to give political appointees control of health grants by including a provision in a stopgap funding bill that temporarily blocks the administration from implementing that earlier plan. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins personally rejected Vought's plan.