Trump Calls AI Safety Warnings a 'HOAX' and 'SICK Conspiracy' in Truth Social Posts
In a series of Truth Social posts on Sept. 14, 2026, President Trump dismissed AI safety warnings as a 'HOAX' and a 'SICK conspiracy,' asserting that the only guardrail AI needs is a 'STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.' He claimed his administration already holds 'tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power' over AI companies—juxtaposed with labeling AI safety critics as 'Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers,' thus implicitly threatening the use of state criminal enforcement against dissenters. He attacked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for supporting AI regulation, calling him 'pretending to be a "perfect little angel",' and argued that only China would benefit from U.S. restrictions. The posts coincided with urgent calls for AI safety measures from OpenAI's Sam Altman, xAI's Elon Musk, and the UN human rights chief, amid Congressional deadlock.
“The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Quote verified against source
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AI commentaryTrump's framing of expert AI safety warnings as a hoax and assertion that the presidency alone should control AI regulation embodies authoritarian personalization of power, while his branding of critics as traitors and assertion of criminal power over companies raises a direct threat to dissent.