TRUMP’S DOJ TELLS AI EXEC: KISS YOUR WIFE GOODNIGHT, YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL
President Trump just laid out exactly how his administration handles AI companies that step out of line. On 60 Minutes, he described a direct DOJ intervention after someone was reported for doing something bad with AI.
“The DOJ, we had a situation where somebody was reported to us to be doing something bad with AI. We called them very strongly and said get ready to go to jail, please give your wife a kiss goodnight.”
When pressed on the identity, Trump refused to name names but made the message unmistakable.
“I can’t tell you. I can’t tell you. But we said, do you like the color orange, because get rid, go home right now, see your wife and children, give them a kiss goodnight, and that’s the story because tomorrow morning you’re going to jail.”
The result was immediate compliance. Trump said the person “totally changed everything. Totally, yes sir, yes sir.” He confirmed it was “one of the big ones,” a leader of a major AI company.
This is the approach. No endless hearings, no vague warnings, no waiting for committees to study the problem. A clear call from the DOJ, a reminder of what jail looks like, and the problem stops. The executive went home, kissed the family goodnight, and fixed the issue overnight.
While others speculate about existential risks and issue open letters, Trump’s team used straightforward enforcement. One phone call. One major AI leader. Total change in direction. That’s how you keep powerful technology under control without the theater.