# Trump Ends Event Over AI Hoax Question

> Trump cuts event after reporter asks why AI is a hoax.
- Title: Trump Ends Event Over AI Hoax Question · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: Trump cuts event after reporter asks why AI is a hoax. Trump ended a tech billionaire event when a reporter challenged his claim that AI safety threats are a…
- Keywords: donald trump, ai safety, tech billionaires, elon musk, jeff bezos, dario amodei, space x, white house, press scrum, ai hoax, science, technology
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/future-society/donald-trump-press-media-ai-safety-hoax-billionaires
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-09-30T15:19:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: donald trump, ai safety, tech billionaires, elon musk, jeff bezos, dario amodei, space x, white house, press scrum, ai hoax, science, technology
## Trump hosts tech billionaires
us president donald trump hosted a discussion with amazon's jeff bezos, anthropic's dario amodei, and space x's elon musk.
## Press scrum cut short
trump's post-meeting press scrum was cut short when a reporter challenged his claim that ai safety threats are a hoax.
## Reporter questions trump
a reporter hollered why ai is a hoax when trump called it a hoax.

> mr president you’ve also called ai a 'hoax,' why should…
## Trump ends event
trump ended the event as white house staff ran to corral media.
## Staffer grabs camera
a white house staffer grabbed the fox news camera to end the event.
## Trump's ai stance
trump has called ai a hoax while tech leaders call for ai slowdown.
## Key takeaway

Trump ended a tech billionaire event when a reporter challenged his claim that AI safety threats are a hoax.