# Trump Rejects Calls to Slow Down AI: “Whoever Wins AI Wins” (Ep 839)

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Podcast: [Joey Hudson / Just The Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/joey-hudson-just-the-truth-6645201)
Published: 2026-09-15T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://Joeyhudson.podbean.com/e/trump-rejects-calls-to-slow-down-ai-whoever-wins-ai-wins-ep-839/
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Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson There’s a major battle developing over the future of artificial intelligence. And the dividing lines may surprise you. Some of the biggest names in AI are now warning that the technology is advancing so rapidly that it may be time to slow down, strengthen safety measures and make sure we understand what these increasingly powerful systems are capable of doing. President Donald Trump has a very different concern. Trump says the United States is leading China in artificial intelligence—and he doesn’t want America to surrender that advantage. His message is essentially this: Whoever wins AI wins. So which is the bigger risk? Moving too quickly with technology we may not fully understand? Or slowing down while China keeps moving forward? We’ll get into that debate. Plus, questions are being raised about Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding after reports revealed that a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the lavish celebration. Don Jr. and his wife say there’s a straightforward explanation: the man is a friend and the spending was a wedding gift. We’ll tell you what is known, what isn’t known and why the relationship is attracting scrutiny. Then, South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick joins us to talk about last week’s Republican National Convention, the November midterms and South Carolina’s traditional role in choosing Republican presidential nominees as attention slowly begins turning toward 2028. And there’s another interesting development in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. A grassroots effort encouraging voters to write in Congressman Ralph Norman continues—even though Norman himself has endorsed Republican nominee Senator Darline Graham. Could enough Republic…

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