Channel News Asia·Singapore·Monday, September 14, 2026 at 07:33 PM

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

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15 Sep 2026 03:33AM

Sept 14 : 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.

Source: Reuters

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