White House Source: Zuckerberg Told Trump a National AI Regulator Was a 'Flawed Idea' in Secret Call

A White House official told Politico that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg opposed a U.S. national AI regulator in a previously unreported call with President Trump last month, arguing the concept was 'flawed' and prone to regulatory capture. A second source disputed that Zuckerberg asked Trump to change his position. The disclosure lands as the administration weighs whether to create a federal AI licensing body — a move Meta's open-source Llama strategy would find especially onerous.