Trump Postpones AI Executive Order Hours Before Signing — 'Could Have Been a Blocker'

CNBC·high signal

The White House abruptly postponed President Trump's AI executive order on May 21 after invitations had already been sent to tech CEOs. The order would have established a voluntary 90-day pre-launch government review framework for frontier AI models. Trump cited concerns about overregulation and competition with China, saying the order 'could have been a blocker.' No reschedule date announced. This reverses the May 21 expectation that the order would be signed imminently.