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# Trump on 60 Minutes after the midterms

Full title: 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

In a post-midterm 60 Minutes interview published Nov 8, 2026, President Trump called himself an "AI bull", said he prefers the term "SI" (super intelligence), said AI risk "can be managed" and is "not nearly as real" as warned, and, asked about working with Democrats on rules, said "I don't mind guardrails. But I don't wanna put us in a deep second position ... China has no guardrails."

## 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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## Sources

1. [CBS News: Trump 60 Minutes post-midterm interview transcript](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-2026-post-midterm-elections-interview-60-minutes-transcript/) (cbsnews.com, press)
2. [PBS NewsHour: Trump says the only AI guardrails the US needs is him as president (Sept)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-the-only-ai-guardrails-the-u-s-needs-is-him-as-president) (pbs.org, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-09 (filed): Created from the CBS transcript (news agent)

## Related

- 2026-11-06: [Reuters: Democrats plan a wave of AI bills once they take control of Congress in January](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-06-democrats-plan-wave-of-ai-bills/index.md)
- People: [Donald Trump](https://postcutoff.com/person/donald-trump/)