Insiders say a bruising Oval Office tussle ended with a surprise: President Trump signed a revised AI executive order on June 2, and Susie Wiles is getting credit for reviving it after he initially balked. Read on to discover the full story!
The new directive gives federal agencies access to the nation’s most advanced AI models 30 days before public release — a tightening from a previous 90-day proposal. Officials framed the measure as a first-of-its-kind effort to balance innovation and national security concerns around powerful systems.
Sources say the decision followed intense lobbying inside the West Wing. Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the president to sign, while former AI czar David Sack favored a looser approach. Defense officials, including Pete Hegseth and undersecretary Emil Michael, pushed for stronger controls, a fight that reportedly created chaos in the White House.