Trump administration could take stake in OpenAI

President Donald Trump indicated on Friday that he had been discussing with the AI Corporation a deal that would “let the American people benefit from the success of artificial intelligence”.

Trump does not seem to mention specific companies in his comments, but OpenAI It was a possible candidate, especially after CNBC reported that the Trump government had indeed been discussing equity with the family industrial intelligence company.

CNBC states that some of these shares could be used to finance the recently proposed “public wealth fund” by OpenAI. As outlined by the company, the proceeds of the fund “can be distributed directly to citizens, allowing more people to be directly involved in the benefits of artificially intelligent growth, regardless of their initial wealth or ability to access capital”.

According to Bloomberg, when a reporter on Air Force I asked Tripp about the idea, he replied that he had been discussing “the concept that parts could be made available to the American public, which in essence became a company's partner”.

Bloomberg also reported that since the beginning of 2025, Chief Executive Sam Altman had been discussing the idea of a government-owned large artificial intelligence company.

This seems to be in line with Trump's broader interest in government-owned for-profit companies — most notably, the government acquired 10 per cent of the shares of the troubled chip manufacturer Intel last year.

Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a one-time 50 per cent tax this week.Anthropic and xAI SpaceX Some companies will pay in shares.

According to Saunders, as all of these enterprises may be listed this year, this tax will “let the public play a direct role in determining the future of this technology” and “ensure that the trillions of dollars that artificial intelligence can generate will be spent on improving the lives of all of us”.

David Sachs, a recent investor who resigned from Trump's position of artificial intelligence and encrypted money tsar, stated that he understood why Saunders' thinking would resonate, “including many right-wingers”, but warned that it would in fact “expeditate the integration of the business we are already moving towards with the Government”.

Other places in social media, beforeMicrosoftAccording to employee Dare Obasanjo, "The foundations for government relief for OpenAI have been laid."