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Trump Admin Targets AI Equity, Issues Security Rules, Sues Anthropic

6/7/2026

Center

Trump Issues AI

The administration will explore acquiring equity stakes in leading artificial-intelligence firms while issuing new AI guidance for national security.
President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum June 5 2026 directing agencies to integrate AI and source tools from vendors.
The memorandum bars agencies from using AI to censor speech, embed bias, or conduct surveillance.
The Pentagon sues Anthropic over supply-chain risk, keeping its Mythos model in NSA research.

Left

Trump Limits AI

Aides warned that delaying a framework would make nation vulnerable to AI misuse, convincing Trump to scale back the order.
President Donald Trump signed an order ending agencies' contracts with firms that disable, degrade, or withdraw AI systems without approval.
The order gives the government exclusive access to AI models thirty days before public release.
Susie Wiles, chief of staff, revived the proposal after former AI czar David Sacks resisted.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the administration’s plan to explore equity stakes in leading AI firms, a policy detail not highlighted in Left coverage.
Center coverage also highlighted a memo prohibiting agencies from using AI to censor speech, embed ideological bias, or conduct unlawful surveillance, which Left coverage gave less weight to.

History

Historical Context

The 1975 Federal Acquisition Regulation, created under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (established 1974), standardized U.S. procurement and cut IBM mainframe costs for the Defense Department. Decades later, the June 5 2026 National Security Presidential Memorandum issued by the Trump administration mirrors that framework, directing agencies to buy equity in AI firms such as Anthropic and to bar biased surveillance tools.

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Trump Issues AI

The administration will explore acquiring equity stakes in leading artificial-intelligence firms while issuing new AI guidance for national security.
President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum June 5 2026 directing agencies to integrate AI and source tools from vendors.
The memorandum bars agencies from using AI to censor speech, embed bias, or conduct surveillance.
The Pentagon sues Anthropic over supply-chain risk, keeping its Mythos model in NSA research.

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