Daily Mail News
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER
Published: 10:48 EDT, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 13:22 EDT, 28 May 2026
Donald Trump was preparing to sign a sweeping executive order to rein in America’s AI giants.
Then one phone call from a billionaire ally killed it at the eleventh hour, exposing a bitter rift tearing apart his own West Wing, according to a report from Politico.
The executive order would have created an oversight process for companies developing advanced AI models to submit their products for federal review before release.
The White House action aimed to address fears that powerful AI models could help America’s enemies launch devastating cyberattacks or other havoc.