Overview

• President Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping approved a TikTok deal and claimed large U.S. companies are buying the platform, without naming buyers or providing independent confirmation.
• He emphasized that Xi was not hostile while arguing the U.S. must reduce reliance on foreign suppliers by boosting domestic access to critical minerals.
• Trump said he approved the Ambler Road Project in Alaska to open mineral deposits, describing the 200‑plus‑mile road as a generator of “billions and billions of dollars” in wealth.
• He asserted the United States is leading in AI and said his administration is permitting AI firms to build on‑site power plants, characterizing them as effectively operating as utilities with potential to send excess electricity back to the grid.
• Pointing to the sector’s heavy energy use, he cited very large data centers, including a Meta facility he described as almost the size of Manhattan, and said AI could advance medical knowledge and lower costs.