Trump plans 'AI Force' and AI tsar to protect industry from 'Democrat hoax' as Xi meeting looms
From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026 · last updated 20 September 2026.
President Donald Trump, who promised the government would "cherish" the AI industry while dismissing fears of superintelligence as a hoax he grouped with the Russia probe and his two impeachments.Donald Trump depicted with aliens and in space, as the President announced an AI czar position, saying "only high I.Q. individuals need apply.
Trump's 'AI Force' will be modelled on his Space Force and overseen by a new AI tsar, after the president dismissed mounting expert warnings about the dangers of AI as a "Democrat hoax." He offered no details on the body's structure, legal powers or timeline, and said only that "High IQ individuals need apply" for the tsar role. The announcement comes days before Trump is expected to discuss AI with President Xi Jinping, with the US-China technology race cited as a key reason to accelerate rather than slow development. Senator Elizabeth Warren quickly responded, warning Congress cannot meet the AI threat on Trump's terms.
Trump compared AI safety concerns to Russia collusion, global warming and his two impeachments, calling them all hoaxes engineered by "Radical Left Dumocrats."
A former Anthropic researcher recently said those building AI "earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade."
