Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex.

Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/18/ai-safety-evaluators-metr-white-house-trump" rel="noopener nofollow">Inside the scramble for trusted AI cops — www.axios.com
Center: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-media-ban-2677889364/" rel="noopener nofollow">Jim Acosta gives banned White House reporters a playbook to fight back — www.rawstory.com
Center: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6099072-trump-white-house-cnn-politico-msnow-response/" rel="noopener nofollow">Here’s how CNN, Politico and MS NOW are responding to Trump&#39;s White House ban — thehill.com
Center: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/17/white-house-pulls-lance-schroyer-ice-nominee" rel="noopener nofollow">White House pulls ICE nominee who drew MAGA pushback — www.axios.com
Right: Trump frantically papers over disputes in his White House as fears of economic crash loom — www.rawstory.com
Right: <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/17/trump-hosting-100-hunters-white-house-dinner/" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump praises hunters at White House dinner, rescinds Biden&#39;s &#39;absurd&#39; restrictions — www.washingtontimes.com
Right: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/trump-bans-cnn-ms-now-politico-white-house-rcna598609" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House — www.nbcnews.com
Right: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/18/trump-ban-cnn-ms-now-politico-white-house" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House — www.axios.com

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:09:23 GMT

The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way.