Trump dismisses AI slowdown calls as ‘very negative forces’

13 Sep 2026: At his Ireland golf course, President Donald Trump told reporters he wants the U.S. to stay ahead of China in AI and likened slowdown/regulation pressure to “very negative forces” raising scenarios that “won’t happen.”

13 Sep 2026: Reuters, dateline Doonbeg, Ireland, reports President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg, County Clare, during an Amgen Irish Open appearance. Asked whether the AI industry should slow down or be more regulated. That dated Reuters dispatch is the filing event. These are remarks to reporters — not a new executive order, ban, or formal policy.

Quoted line, as reported by Reuters: “We're leading China in AI. We're the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins.”

Quoted line, as reported by Reuters: “We could put guardrails. We can do this and that. But I think you have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up and they're bringing up things that won't happen.” “Guardrails” is mentioned as a possibility — not a new rule announced today.

Same-cycle context only: the remarks come after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Saturday “pace the frontier” essay and public backing from Sam Altman and Elon Musk, already filed separately. This filing is Trump’s Sunday remarks only.

CONFIRMED here: the attributed remarks as reported by Reuters from Doonbeg. NOT claimed: a new White House AI order, a slowdown, a regulation, or that capability growth changed. Distinct from the already-filed amodei-pace-the-frontier, altman-musk-hassabis-back-amodei-pacing, david-sacks-pace-frontier-no-permission, and russia-dmitriev-ai-cannot-be-slowed.

Same-day presidential primary puts the White House on the opposite side of the Amodei/Altman/Musk “pace the frontier” push — U.S.–China lead frame plus a direct dismissal of extinction-style scare talk. Desk files his words, not a policy outcome.