Trump Seeks to Block State-Level AI Regulation: States of Play

Nov. 19, 2025, 7:36 PM UTC

STATE AI REGULATION should be preempted by a federal standard, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday, calling on Congress to pass a law governing AI oversight.

  • “Investment in AI is helping to make the U.S. Economy the “HOTTEST” in the World — But overregulation by the States is threatening to undermine this Growth Engine,” Trump said in a social media post, advocating for “one Federal Standard instead of a patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes.”
  • Trump urged lawmakers to act quickly, floating the inclusion of an AI measure in upcoming defense policy legislation or passing ...

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