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Artificial intelligence has become the world’s latest gold rush, with countries vying to stake their claim before someone else gets rich.
“America is the country that started the AI race,” said President Donald Trump said at an AI summit in Washington in 2025. “And as President of the United States, I am here today to declare that America will win it.”
Trump unveiled his administration’s “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” a blueprint of more than 90 policy measures aimed at accelerating AI development by cutting regulations, expanding semiconductor manufacturing, accelerating approvals for data centers and energy projects, and strengthening America’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. That day, he also signed three executive orders to begin implementing parts of the strategy.
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The AI initiative had another headline.
Financial disclosures released in June show that Trump’s accounts each purchased up to $5 million on the same day from several technology companies, including Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META) and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO).
The filings do not indicate who selected the investments, and Trump said professional brokers make investment decisions on his behalf. Still, the timing drew attention as the companies are among the biggest players expected to benefit from further investment in AI.
“President Trump’s investment holdings are managed solely through fully discretionary accounts that are managed independently of third-party financial institutions and have sole and exclusive authority over all investment decisions,” the said Trump Organization was quoted in a statement.
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Trump, his family and the Trump Organization were not involved in selecting, directing, approving, influencing or soliciting specific investments, the company added.
Trump also called AI “pure genius,” describing it as a technology capable of transforming manufacturing, medicine, defense and countless other industries.
Ethics experts and lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former White House ethics adviser Richard Painterhave expressed concerns about possible conflicts of interest. They point out that the lack of true blind trust and the timing of major policy announcements undermines public trust, even when no direct wrongdoing is alleged.
The AI boom needs more than just good ideas
Powerful AI is not just based on software.
Behind every breakthrough are massive data centers, advanced chips and enough computing power to keep increasingly sophisticated models running. That’s why Trump places as much emphasis on infrastructure as innovation in his plan, arguing that America can’t lead the AI race without building the physical backbone to support it.
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The starting line has already been moved
Trump’s message extended beyond artificial intelligence. His plan argues that leadership lies not just with the companies developing smarter AI models, but also with those building the factories, energy systems and infrastructure that enable these advances.
In Trump’s view, winning the AI race begins long before the finish line is ever in sight.
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This article, in which Trump announced his AI action plan and declared “America will win” on the same day he bought millions from Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft, originally appeared on Benzinga.com
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