Trump on 60 Minutes after the midterms
‘I don’t mind guardrails’ on AI, but won’t put the US ‘in a deep second position’ to China
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- 9 November 2026
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Key facts
- Quotes (CBS transcript): ‘I am [an AI bull]’; ‘it really is super intelligence ... it’s not artificial’; ‘whoever wins that race wins’; ‘I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it-- as they talk. And I think the risk can be managed’
- On regulation with Democrats: ‘I don’t mind guardrails. But I don’t wanna put us in a deep second position. We’re leading number one. And China has no guardrails, by the way.’
- Interviewer per the CBS transcript page: Ross Douthat; the transcript does not mention Nvidia or data centers
- Context: earlier (Sept 2026) Trump said the only AI guardrail needed is a ‘High IQ president’; Democrats are planning a wave of AI bills after the midterms
What happened
Trump’s remarks soften his September line (“the only guardrails” are the president) into openness to some rules, conditioned on not falling behind China.
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- Filed from the CBS transcript (news agent)