Senate Republican on Trump claim AI threat is ‘hoax’: ‘Come on’

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White House Headlines - September 16, 2026

White House Headlines - September 16, 2026

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s dismissal of rising concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology.

“Come on, it’s not a hoax. It’s a real thing,” Tillis, who is not running for reelection, told reporters at the Capitol.

“This is something that I’ve spent a lot of my professional career in, in terms of advanced technology,” he continued. “There are clearly guardrails that need to go around and anybody that told the president that this is a hoax should look at some........

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