# Trump's AI Push and Defunding

> Trump uses AI to boost science while cutting federal research funding.
- Title: Trump's AI Push and Defunding · Mother Jones | Shortify
- Summary: Trump uses AI to boost science while cutting federal research funding. Trump announced $2.4 billion for AI-driven science projects but continues defunding…
- Keywords: trump, national medal of science, federal funding, climate change, chronic diseases, openai, anthropic, xai, palantir, amazon, genesis mission, Trump's
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/trump-calls-on-ai-to-speed-up-science-while-continuing-to-defund-it
- Author: Alex Nguyen
- Published: 2026-10-08T16:04:43+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, ai, national medal of science, federal funding, climate change, chronic diseases, openai, anthropic, xai, palantir, amazon, genesis mission
## Trump's AI Science Push
President Trump announced $2.4 billion for AI-driven science projects at the White House's 'Science: A New Golden Age' summit.
## Defunding Climate and Disease Research
Trump's administration continues eliminating government funding for climate change and chronic disease studies despite AI investments.
## Tech Leaders Awarded Medals
Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su received the National Medal of Science, with each contributing to Trump or Republican causes.
## Key takeaway

Trump announced $2.4 billion for AI-driven science projects but continues defunding climate and disease research.