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# “President Trump claimed that AI oligarchs could regulate themselves because they…”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders), X, 2026-11-03.
Source: https://x.com/SenSanders/status/2117700813544185865

## Archived text

> President Trump claimed that AI oligarchs could regulate themselves because they “love our country.”
>  
> Now, Google is threatening schools: if you stop your students from using AI, we will cut off your access to Google Search.
>  
> That’s not love. That’s extortion.
>  
> PAUSE AI NOW.

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## Cited in

- 2026-11-03: [Google says schools that block its AI lose Search too, then lets them enable Gemini and Search separately after backlash](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-03-google-schools-ai-search-off-by-default-backlash/)

## People in this post

- [Donald Trump](https://postcutoff.com/person/donald-trump/), President of the United States