TechTrump says AI doesn’t need guardrails, only a ‘high IQ’ president
President Donald Trump rejected the idea of putting guardrails on artificial intelligence, saying a “high IQ” president is all the United States needs to address its risks.

President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-10-20. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| RMG Research2026-09-28 – 2026-10-06 registered voters · 2,000 | 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-06 | registered voters · 2,000 | 43% | 56% |
| Pew Research Center2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 adults · 5,062 | 2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 | adults · 5,062 | 30% | 68% |
| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

France is widening curfews after violent riots led to 2,500 arrests. Donald Trump warned Americans about Europe’s future, while the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. criticized progressive policies, open borders and Cuba’s communist regime.
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Trump said late Monday in Kansas that he does not intend to harm Canadian jet maker Bombardier, more than a month after threatening to bar the company from the U.S. market.
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Reuters

Riots in France deepen turmoil in Emmanuel Macron’s final months as president, potentially benefiting Marine Le Pen. A Reuters/Ipsos poll puts Donald Trump’s approval at a record low. Saudi Arabia postpones its “Davos in the Desert” conference as Houthi attacks keep Riyadh airport closed; a separate report examines a hacker who used AI agents to breach more than 100 companies.
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Reuters

Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting of the US, Chinese and Russian leaders during the APEC summit. Donald Trump said he would take part, with denuclearization—not ending the war in Ukraine—as the focus. Beijing has not stated a position, while Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said such a meeting would inflate Putin’s status and encourage him to continue the war.
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Trump said he is willing to meet Putin and Xi in China. He also renewed his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying it was time for someone else to negotiate on Ukraine’s behalf.
Eeuronews

US President Donald Trump says he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that allowing immigrants into France was “a big mistake,” and that Paris would soon become “a Muslim city.”
Eeuronews

US President Donald Trump said he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that allowing immigrants into France was “a big mistake”, and claimed Paris would soon become “a Muslim city”.
Eeuronews

Donald Trump said he could immediately tighten unilateral sanctions on Russia if Washington and Moscow fail to reach an agreement on Ukraine. He said most fellow Republicans understood his decision not to invoke the relevant legislation for now.
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Trump said he is willing to meet Putin and Xi in China. He also renewed his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying it was time for someone else to negotiate on Ukraine’s behalf.
Eeuronews

At a rally in Kansas, President Donald Trump warned that riots and looting in France foreshadow what could happen in the United States if Democrats win in November.
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President Donald Trump rejected the idea of putting guardrails on artificial intelligence, saying a “high IQ” president is all the United States needs to address its risks.

Trump said there is no need for additional AI regulation and criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. His administration has promoted rapid AI growth and data-center development while seeking an insurmountable technology advantage over China.

US President Donald Trump has rejected calls to slow AI development, saying he does not want the United States to lose its industry lead. The response followed an essay by Anthropic’s chief executive urging companies to reduce the pace of work on increasingly powerful models and strengthen monitoring and safeguards. China’s state media called the move a “Cold War” tactic aimed at restraining Beijing’s technological rise, while AI-linked stocks fell.

Democratic state parties are launching a midterm-election operation to recruit 10,000 volunteers to protect polling places in case armed federal officers appear.
US President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stop strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were creating a fuel shortage that was “hurting the world.”

Officials at the Kennedy Center have warned that the institution could face fiscal collapse within weeks unless President Donald Trump’s name is added back to the building, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The revised Clarity Act draft would require divestiture and allow state attorneys general to sue to enforce its ethics provision, which Donald Trump has agreed to.

President Donald Trump said Monday that a “sick conspiracy” exists against artificial intelligence and data centers, adding that the United States has the power to regulate and prosecute AI companies.
US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to stop attacking Russian diesel refineries, blaming the strikes for a global diesel shortage. The report says Russia-Ukraine fighting and Ukraine’s attacks on Russian energy facilities are affecting fuel supplies, while the US-Israel war with Iran has also driven energy prices sharply higher.

Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, is trying to win over leading international investors to lessen the country’s economic reliance on the United States as a trade war with President Donald Trump grows more intense.