--- title: "As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails" slug: "weisses-haus-schuetzt-den-ai-goldrausch-trump-familie-verdient-kraeftig-mit" date: 2026-09-20 category: tech-pub tags: [regulation] language: en sources_count: 1 featured: false publisher: AInauten News url: https://news.ainauten.com/en/story/weisses-haus-schuetzt-den-ai-goldrausch-trump-familie-verdient-kraeftig-mit --- # As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails **Published**: 2026-09-20 | **Category**: tech-pub | **Sources**: 1 --- ## TL;DR It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts Donald Trump’s sons, through a series of AI-linked defense and technology ventures, have picked up a $620m Pentagon loan, a Marine Corps robotics contract and an undisclosed air force drone deal in the past year. --- ## Summary It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts Donald Trump’s sons, through a series of AI-linked defense and technology ventures, have picked up a $620m Pentagon loan, a Marine Corps robotics contract and an undisclosed air force drone deal in the past year. His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn. And this week, as public support for artificial intelligence sinks to some of the lowest levels ever recorded, the president went to bat for the industry. . “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades,” he posted on Truth Social Monday. “There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers.” It was the first of many aggressively pro-AI posts he would make this week. Continue reading... --- ## Why it matters His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn. --- ## Key Points - His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn. - And this week, as public support for artificial intelligence sinks to some of the lowest levels ever recorded, the president went to bat for the industry. - “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ! - PRESIDENT, and the U. - has that, in spades,” he posted on Truth Social Monday. --- ## Nauti's Take For companies deploying AI, a White House with no appetite for regulation is a near-term advantage: data center approvals and model access move faster than in Europe. The risk sits in the foundation, because industrial policy tied to family stakes can flip with the next election and strand investments whose rules nobody guarantees. Teams building in the US should plan against several scenarios rather than today's line. --- ## FAQ **Q:** What is As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails about? **A:** It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts Donald Trump’s sons, through a series of AI-linked defense and technology ventures, have picked up a $620m Pentagon loan, a Marine Corps robotics contract and an undisclosed air force drone deal in the past year. **Q:** Why does it matter? **A:** His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn. **Q:** What are the key takeaways? **A:** His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn.. And this week, as public support for artificial intelligence sinks to some of the lowest levels ever recorded, the president went to bat for the industry.. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ! --- ## Related Topics - [regulation](https://news.ainauten.com/en/tag/regulation) --- ## Sources - [As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/trump-ai-policy-financial-interest) - The Guardian AI --- ## About This Article This article is a synthesis of 1 sources, curated and summarized by AInauten News. We aggregate AI news from trusted sources and provide bilingual (German/English) coverage. **Publisher**: [AInauten](https://www.ainauten.com) | **Site**: [news.ainauten.com](https://news.ainauten.com) --- *Last Updated: 2026-09-20*