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Trump privately met with OpenAI’s Altman at GOP convention, MS Now reports

September 14, 2026 3:32 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstei

Sept ‌14 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump met ‌privately with OpenAI CEO Sam ⁠Altman backstage at ‌the Republican National ‌Convention on Thursday, MS Now ​reported on Monday, citing three ⁠people familiar with the ​meeting.

Altman requested the meeting with Trump, ​the report ‌said, adding that a brief ⁠overview of the discussion, on ⁠artificial intelligence and its ​growing power, was provided to MS Now.

Reuters ‌could not immediately verify the ‌report.

(Reporting ⁠by Gnaneshwar ‌Rajan ​in Bengaluru, Editing by Franklin ‌Paul)



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