Donald Trump
Role at the time: President of the United States posting on his verified Truth Social account.
Defended or excused
Responding to
The Trump administration's existing criminal and regulatory powers, together with presidential leadership, are sufficient controls over AI companies without additional guardrails.
“We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!”
Why we used this label
Defends or excuses targets the administration's existing AI oversight: Trump explicitly says it already has substantial enforcement powers and presents his leadership as sufficient. This is not coded as a direct response to Ossoff, whom the post does not name.