[ExI] Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I.

[John Clark]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:




> *>> The** US Constitution says only Congress can declare war, but the
>> president on his own initiative put this country at war. **The US Constitution
>> says only Congress can inflict tariffs, but the US president on his own
>> initiative has inflicted ruinously destructive tariffs on us and done so
>> for reasons that are patently absurd. *
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*> Ja.  But it doesn’t say he can regulate AI.*
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*The Constitution doesn't say the president can regulate AI in China either
but he's doing that anyway, he refuses to let Nvidia and ASML sell their
most advanced stuff to China. I'm not saying that's a bad idea, quite the
opposite, but I am saying it's unconstitutional. *

*It's not because I think Donald is a "High IQ President" and that's all
you need to control AI, but I actually agree with his AI policy. I'm
accustomed to being 180° out of phase with the opinions of the American
public, but this is something new for Donald, take a look at the chart
below. AI is killing Donald's popularity, even among 24% of the MAGA
faithful, who think Donald is the second coming or at least a demigod,
dislike his AI policy. Just another reason why I love AI!*

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*John K Clark*







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> *>…But as I said before when it comes to AI I'm not complaining because
> Donald is doing the right thing; yes he's doing the right thing for the
> wrong reason but it's still the right thing…*
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> *Sure, however… even if he desperately wanted to do the wrong thing, POTUS
> does not have the authority to do anything about AI.  That applies to his
> predecessors and successors, and this is very important.  Congress is in
> charge of making laws and regulations.  That they are not doing it doesn’t
> change the fact.*
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> *> **The New York Times apparently thinks a POTUS is a king. *
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> >…*That's because Donald thinks he is a king, and unfortunately* *he's
> not far wrong. *
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> *John K Clark*
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