Axios' Marc Caputo: - Mr. President, welcome to the Axios Show. President Trump: - Thank you. Caputo: - We wanted to make this more of a conversation than a typical interview where we're just going to hop around from topics to topic, and we wanted to do, Axios likes to do "1 big thing." And so the one big thing we want to talk about is power, and how you think about it and how you wield it. And so a decade ago, you first became president, and you've had loads of experience since then. In that span of time, what is the one big thing you've learned about wielding power? Trump: - Well, I think you have to do it judiciously. I think that experience is good. I always say that potential is far more important. In other words, having ability…
President Trump joins Axios' Marc Caputo on the latest episode of "The Axios Show." - Speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Trump sounds off on the Iran war, his views of world leaders, his plans for Cuba and what he thinks about AI. Go deeper: Read the interview transcript -
President Trump reached the point last week of viewing Anthropic as a national security threat , he said in an exclusive interview for "The Axios Show," though he signaled that relations have improved since. Why it matters: National security concerns and personality clashes landed AI heavyweight Anthropic in the middle of a government crackdown with domestic and international repercussions. - Between the Commerce Department's imposition of sweeping export controls and the Pentagon's designating it a supply chain risk, the company has faced treatment typically reserved for foreign adversaries. What they're saying: Axios' Marc Caputo asked Trump in a wide-ranging White House interview if he viewed Anthropic, or CEO Dario Amodei, as a…
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President Trump tells "The Axios Show " that his deal to end the war in Iran averted a global depression, that Cuba could get the same treatment as Venezuela, and that a leading AI lab looked in recent days like a national security threat. The big picture: In a sweeping 45-minute interview on Thursday with Axios White House correspondent Marc Caputo, Trump made clear his view of the extent of his post-war power: "There are no limits." What he's saying: The president touched on many of the world's hot-button topics in a Roosevelt Room sitdown: - Ending the war in Iran: "This is the kind of thing that could cause a worldwide depression," Trump said, adding that his deal averted that fate. - On whether an action in Cuba would be as swift…
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