Trump plans to sign order preempting state AI laws

President Donald J. Trump attends the 48th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Shannon Finney/WireImage

President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he plans to sign a new executive order focused on ensuring U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence development through “one rule” to counter the spectrum of differing state regulations. 

Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. is currently ahead in the global race for AI dominance, but a patchwork of differing state laws threatens this lead.

“We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won’t last long if we are going to have 50 States, many of them bad actors, involved in RULES and the APPROVAL PROCESS,” the post read. “THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS! AI WILL BE DESTROYED IN ITS INFANCY! I will ...