Donald Trump said that the only control needed over AI is a strong and smart president, and the internet responded as one – 23 scathing clapbacks
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How much money does this “strong and smart” president stand to make from this I wonder? Because we all know the only thing the man fights for is that from which he profits. https://t.co/QdF5BjDYRh
— Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@JenniferEValent) September 14, 2026
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Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. https://t.co/w7IRFEjqyx
— Dan De'Ath (@DeAthCardiff) September 14, 2026
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Screaming in ALL CAPS about your IQ via a crazy, rambling post packed with so many grammatical errors that a 4th grader would be held back a year is peak MAGA. https://t.co/zXPblklLYy
— PoliticOhMyGawd (@PoliticOhMyGawd) September 14, 2026
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The only guardrails that AI needs is a strong and smart high IQ president https://t.co/m0QXSeywwN pic.twitter.com/2rMKzASj42
— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) September 14, 2026
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He really is the worst man for this moment, isn't he? https://t.co/U5iYgNFdgR
— Kevin Vallier (@kvallier) September 14, 2026
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imagine sending this headline back in time pic.twitter.com/wn29IrlFRo
— semi (@SemioticRivalry) September 14, 2026
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Breaking:Democrats launch 2028 presidential campaign. pic.twitter.com/2ErsULwiq0
— Mark Hammond (@MarkHam80780803) September 14, 2026
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Ignorant and reckless president scorns controls and guardrails for new, powerful, and dangerous technology. What could go wrong? pic.twitter.com/3yho9H7Jse
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 14, 2026
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Then we need guardrails. pic.twitter.com/BRfoMdPvCY
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) September 14, 2026
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This is so f–king scary.
Instead of taking Dario Amodei's AI warning into account, Trump is saying that we don't actually need any AI guardrails, since we have him as President, and then he goes on to attack Amodei for "doing bad" things.
Trump is an unhinged, weak, demented… pic.twitter.com/JgvEAjl4Vl
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) September 14, 2026
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“And then he said, ‘The only safeguard needed for AI is a high IQ president.’” pic.twitter.com/kURmxy9c3e
— Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 (@marlene4719) September 14, 2026
Don’t have nightmares, kids!
I get the impression that Trump would be quite happy to let AI destroy humanity, if it comes to that, just to "own the libs" harder than anyone has at any time in history before. pic.twitter.com/3nWMh50iQ6
— Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward) September 14, 2026
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