Donald Trump stated at the United Nations that he would not participate in AI regulatory frameworks.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026
Multiple sources report that Trump told the UN General Assembly on September 22, 2026 that the US 'totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control' AI and would not join global AI regulation, which supports the claim.
What was said
… this feel like it appeared out of nowhere, and that there was this big meeting, which, good on the heads of the AI companies for finding a way to wrangle him, it seems, into some semblance of a regulatory framework, or at least being open to it? Because just a few days ago, he's at the UN saying, absolutely not, I will not participate in this. So I don't know if Dario romanced him or what happened at that dinner, but they got him to where they needed him to go, and the rank and file Republicans need it because Mike Rogers can't win in Michigan with Trump saying, "You're gonna be, like, backwards …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Trump told the UN General Assembly that the 'United States totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control... artificial intelligence,' per Scientific American and RFI.[1][3]
Supports. AFP reports Trump 'insisted the United States will not join global regulation of AI' in his UN speech.[4]
Supports. ABC and BBC report Trump rejected international AI regulation and is firmly against government regulation or new guardrails, at odds with others at the UN.[2][5]
Context. The speech was on September 22, 2026, about eight days before the post on September 30, consistent with the post's 'just a few days ago.' The claim's wording ('would not participate') is a close paraphrase of the US rejecting a global AI regulatory scheme.[1][4][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 tier 2, 1 tier 1, 4 not rated
- 1Trump rejects AI regulation, citing parallels with climate change, in ...scientificamerican.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 2key moments from Trump's UN speechbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 3Trump rejects international regulation of AIrfi.fr · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Trump beats 'America first' drum at UN as allies tread carefullyafp.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Trump weighs 'big decision' on Iran, rejects AI push in ...abc.net.au · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6World leaders jostle over dangers as Trump backs 'SI'thedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: context
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