Trump postponed signing an AI executive order on May 21, 2026, citing concerns that provisions could weaken US competitiveness against China in the AI race.

The executive order would have established voluntary government vetting of artificial intelligence models before they were released to the public.

President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony.

Trump said he delayed the order because parts of the proposal risked slowing the U.S. AI industry as competition with China intensifies.

The order is expected to establish a voluntary framework for the government to view AI models ahead of release.

U.S. President Donald Trump called off a planned Thursday signing ceremony for a new artificial intelligence executive order after expressing concerns that...

Trump said that AI is "causing tremendous good," and he was concerned that the executive order "could have been a blocker."

The abrupt delay came after leading AI executives had been briefed on the policy and invited to a Thursday signing in the White House.

President Donald Trump called off a signing ceremony Thursday for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America’s edge on AI technology.

President Trump scrapped the signing of an executive order that was expected to lay out partnerships with leading AI companies to vet cutting-edge models.

President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order's language.

US President Donald Trump said he had postponed the signing of an executive order on artificial intelligence with top CEOs at the White House on Thursday because he didn't like…

"We’re leading China, we’re leading everybody, and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump told reporters.

The White House canceled Trump's AI and cybersecurity executive order signing ceremony hours before it was set to begin, citing presidential objections to the draft.

The executive order aimed to protect US systems from powerful AI and security threats

Trump postponed the signing of a new AI and cybersecurity executive order, citing dissatisfaction with aspects of the policy. No new date has been set.

White House pauses AI order amid debate over innovation, security and competition

White House postpones decision on more regulation over fast-growing AI market as it may affect US competitiveness with rivals globally.

President Donald Trump abruptly halted plans to issue an executive order on AI hours before tech executives were set to watch him sign it.

As Politico reports, Trump postponed signing an executive order on government oversight and access to AI at the last minute on Thursday, saying it “could have been a blocker” for…

President Trump said he doesn't want to "do anything that's going to get in the way" of leading the world on the technology.