David Sachs is a technological advisor to President Trump.
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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
On 2026-09-16, David Sacks was described by Reuters as President Trump's outside tech adviser and co-chair of the president's tech advisory board, and the White House confirmed in March 2026 that he co-chairs PCAST.
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… And he's gonna formulate an opinion. All the people in the media are not gonna be so discursive and impulsive, and he never, that's not the guy I know. Here's David Sachs, who knows him really well, he's a very close technological advisor to President Trump, saying, "Hey, man, this is the guy we need in charge right now because he'll take a bunch of inputs from serious, smart people and synthesize an answer." No one else will, unlike Bernie Sanders. Shut it all, let it all down. Yeah, okay, Bernie, great idea. …
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Supports. Reuters on 2026-09-16 identifies Sacks as 'U.S. President Donald Trump's outside tech adviser' and as co-chair of the president's tech advisory board.[1]
Supports. A White House release dated 2026-03-25 says the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will be co-chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios.[2]
Supports. A Fox Business piece published after the claim date also describes Sacks as an advisor to President Trump, consistent with the role on 2026-09-16.[3]
Context. TechCrunch (2026-03-26) reports that Sacks's stint as AI and crypto czar ended and that he moved to PCAST co-chair, a federal advisory body that makes recommendations rather than policy.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Trump adviser Sacks says AI fears driven by 'fear-mongering playbook'reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2President Trump Announces Appointments to ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3David Sachs: FDA-style AI regulation would cause US to lose ...foxbusiness.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4David Sacks is done as AI czar -- here's what he's doing ...techcrunch.com · not rated · cited for: context
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