Trump Handlers Cut Event After Awkward AI 'Hoax' Question

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump met with tech billionaires including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Anthropic's Dario Amodei and SpaceX's Elon Musk to discuss AI. The press scrum was cut short when a reporter asked Trump why he calls AI safety threats a 'hoax', despite many of the executives present urging caution.

• Trump met Bezos, Amodei and Musk to discuss AI
• A reporter asked about Trump calling AI a 'hoax'
• White House staffers immediately escorted media out
• Trump backs data centers unpopular with voters