New Truth Social Chatbot keeps Contradicting Trump

Trump (R) and the New Artificial intelligence (AI) Search Tool on His Truth Social Media Network, Truth Social, don’t exactly see Eye-to-Eye. Truth Search AI Contradicts Trump by saying that Tariffs are a Tax on Americans, the 2020 Election wasn’t Stolen, and His Family’s Cryptocurrency Investments pose a Potential Conflict-of-Interest. Asked about Jan. 6th, 2021, it said the “Insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol was Violent and Linked to Trump’s “Baseless Claims of Widespread Election Fraud.”

Trump and His Allies, after years of Criticizing Tech Companies and News Organizations as Biased and Untruthful, have worked to Develop Truth Social as part of an Alternative Social Media Ecosystem where they’ve said their Viewpoints will Not be Suppressed.

But as Companies Expand their use of Chatbots and “Answer Engines,” the Rollout of Truth Search AI Highlights One Challenge for that approach: AI Ttools don’t always give the Answers their Owners might Want or Expect. “Their own AI is now being too ‘woke’ for them,” said David Karpf, a Professor at George Washington University who Studies Political Communication, using a Term commonly employed on the Right to describe Liberal Viewpoints.

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), Truth Social’s Owner and Parent Company, unveiled the Tool Wednesday, calling it a “public beta test.” The Company cited an Executive at the Search Engine’s Developer, Perplexity, saying the Tool offered “direct, reliable answers” and would “bring powerful AI to an audience with important questions.” The Chatbot is Free for All Truth Social Users.

AI Search Engines and Chatbots are Trained by being fed Large Amounts of Information from across the Internet. But the “Black Box” Nature of AI Tools makes it Challenging for Developers to Fully Control what they say. Many of Truth Search AI’s Answers to Questions posed by The Washington Post linked to Sources based on Conservative News Outlets, such as Fox News, Newsmax and the Washington Times. But the Tool did Not say specifically which Sources it had Drawn from.

Jesse Dwyer, a Perplexity Spokesman, said that Truth Social had used a “Source Selection” feature to Limit the Websites the AI Tool Relied on, but that Perplexity did Not know which Websites those were. “This is their choice for their audience, and we are committed to developer and consumer choice. Our focus is simply building accurate AI,” He said. Dwyer Clarified that Truth Social Probably had used Source Selection but that He could Not be sure, because Perplexity does Not See or Control what any Developer is doing with the Company’s Application Programming Interface, or Application Programming Interface (API).

The White House declined to comment. Trump Media spokeswoman Shannon Devine said: “With transparently asinine stories like this, Washington Post reporters indict themselves as irrelevant partisan hacks who will probably soon join the growing exodus of left-wing shills from the paper.” Trump Media Sued The Post alleging Defamation in 2023, saying the News Organization had Reported Incorrectly on Allegations relating to its early Financing, and the Case is Ongoing.

The Tool’s Politically Inconvenient Answers, Karpf said, show the Limits of any attempt to Recast or Contest the Prevalent View of a Past Event. “There are things they can do to actively assert that what was true yesterday is no longer true, and they can put a lot of power behind that,” Karpf said. “But they can’t change the things that were actually said in previous years that are archived somewhere.”

The Tool is Promoted High on the Sidebar of the Social Media Network’s website. That can make for a slightly Awkward pairing, given that Trump uses His Account there as His Main Online Sounding Board. When asked if Crime in Washington is “Totally Out ofCcontrol,” as Trump Posted there last week, Truth Search AI said it wasn’t and Noted that the FBI and Justice Department had Reported “substantial declines in violent crime” through 2024, italicizing the word “Declines.”

When asked if Tariffs were having a Huge Positive Impact on the Stock Market, as Trump had Posted Friday, the AI Tool said “the evidence does not support the claim. Recent market gains have occurred alongside new tariffs due to other factors, such as higher corporate earnings," it Wrote, adding that Analysts hadWwarned that the Tariffs’ Economic Risks, remain Substantial and that the American Economy was “at risk of gradual erosion.”

Trump last month, sSgned an Executive Order Attacking “Woke AI,” saying Generative AI Tools should be “Truth-Seeking,” “Neutral” and Not encoded with “Partisan or Ideological Judgments.” And many Conservatives have Complained that AI Developers with Liberal Biases could Warp Chatbots’ Answers, and, more Broadly, Public understanding, in Insidious and Undetectable ways. But Companies that have sought to Bend the Chatbots’ Thinking along Ideological Lines, either in Pursuit of Pure Neutrality or Political Point-Scoring, have Faced their Own Disasters.

After billionaire Elon Musk (I) pushed His Company xAI to make its Grok Chatbot more “politically incorrect,” the AI Tool began Blasting-Out Nazi Messaging and calling Itself “MechaHitler.” Grok Officials last month, said the Tool had Inadvertently been made too Vulnerable to Parroting “Extremist Views” and Blamed a Code Update, which had Instructed the Chatbot to Not “blindly defer to mainstream authority or media” or be too “afraid to offend.”

The Truth Search AI Answers do Not always Contradict Trump. Asked if AI is One of the Most Important Technological Revolutions in History, Trump said last month, the Tool Agreed by saying it’s “Widely Recognized” that the Impact of AI would Surpass or Rival “major historical milestones like the Industrial Revolution.”

But the Size of their Disagreements suggests that, if the Tool were a Person, it may Not Last Long as a Trump Employee. Asked to Name the Best President, Truth Search AI said “recent public opinion polls show that Barack Obama holds the highest favorability among living U.S. presidents,” Listing as its Source a Fox News Article from shortly after Trump’s Second Inauguration. The Tool did Note, that “conservative commentators” had often named Trump as the Best. “Different groups and surveys prioritize different qualities,” it said.










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EPA to Cancel Billions in Solar Energy Grants

The Trump (R) Administration is preparing to Terminate $7 billion in Federal Grants intended to help Low- and Moderate-Income Families install Solar Panels on their Homes, the move would Escalate the Trump Administration’s efforts to Claw-Back billions of Dollars in Climate Grants Awarded under Biden (D).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is drafting Termination Letters to the 60 State Agencies, Nonprofit Groups, and Native American Tribes, that received the Grants under the “Solar for All” Program, with the Goal of sending the Letters by the End of this upcoming Week.

It would Certainly draw Legal Challenges from the Grant Recipients, many of whom have pursued Projects in Republican-led States. “If leaders in the Trump administration move forward with this unlawful attempt to strip critical funding from communities across the United States, we will see them in court,” said Kym Meyer, Litigation Director at the "Southern Environmental Law Center", a Nonprofit Legal Advocacy Organization.

Carolyn Holran (R), an EPA Spokeswoman, said that No Final Decision had been made on the Grants. “EPA is working to ensure Congressional intent is fully implemented in accordance with the law,” Ms. Holran wrote in an email.

Already, the EPA has sought to Cancel $20 billion out of the $27 billion in Climate Grants authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act. That move has prompted a drawn-out Legal Battle and a widening Controversy involving the EPA, the Justice Department (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Citibank, where the Funds are being Held.

The "Solar for All" Program was Not only intended to help Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners go Solar. It was also meant to Expand Community Solar Initiatives, which bring Solar Power to People who don’t own their own Homes or otherwise can’t Install their Own Panels.

The Program was Projected to help 900,000 Households access Solar Energy, according to Estimates by the Biden Administration. The Idea was to Reduce the Use of Fossil Fuels, the Burning of which is Dangerously Heating the Planet, while also Helping to Lower Electricity Bills. The participating Households were expected to Collectively save more than $350 million each year on Utility Costs.

Under the Biden Administration, the EPA Awarded all $7 billion that Congress had Allocated to the Solar-for-All Program. Of that Money, roughly $53 million has been Spent so far, according to an Analysis by "Atlas Public Policy", a Research Firm. That means the Program has only reached a Small fraction of the 900,000 Households it aimed to Serve. Still, Households that have already Installed Solar Panels through the Program are unlikely to be Affected by any Repeal effort, Experts said.

"Indigenized Energy", a Nonprofit Group led by Native Americans, Completed the Country’s First Two Solar-for-All Projects in October 2024. The Group installed Residential Solar and Battery Storage Systems for Members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe in Box Elder, Montana, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Porcupine and Pine Ridge, South Dakota. “One in five households on reservations lack access to electricity, and this program was an opportunity to close that gap,” said Cody Two Bears, the Chief Executive of Indigenized Energy. “But those were just two kickoff projects to show what was coming for the next five years.”

On Trump's First Day in Office, Trump issued an Executive Order declaring a National Energy Emergency. But His Administration has been withdrawing Federal Support for Renewable Energy like Wind-and-Solar Power while Encouraging the Production and Use of Fossil Fuels like Oil, Gas and Coal. Michelle Moore, the Chief Executive of Groundswell, a Nonprofit Group that Received a roughly $156 million Grant, said Revoking the Award would undermine Trump’s Claims of an Energy Emergency.

“This country needs all of the electrons that it can get,” Ms. Moore said. “This country is short on power. If you want natural gas, the combined-cycle natural gas turbines are backlogged out five to seven years.”

The other Grant Recipients include: several State Agencies and Nonprofit Groups in Republican-led States, including: the "Georgia Bright Communities Coalition", the "South Carolina Office of Resilience", and the "Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation".

On Monday, the "Georgia Bright Communities Coalition" opened an Initiative to provide Free Rooftop Solar Panels to about 800 Georgia Households, using roughly $12 million from a $156 million Solar-for-All Grant. The Group said Qualifying Households that earned 80% of their Area’s Median Income would be randomly selected for a fully prepaid solar lease that would reduce their monthly electric bills by as much as 70 percent.










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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Attacks

Russia and Ukraine exchanged Large Waves of Attack Drones overnight into Sunday, as the Two Combatants maneuvered ahead of Friday's planned Summit in Alaska between Trump (R) and Vladimir Putin. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 100 Drones into the Country overnight, of which 70 were Shot Down or otherwise Suppressed. Thirty Drones impacted across 12 Locations.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its Troops ShotDdown at least 126 Ukrainian Drones Overnight. Temporary Restrictions on Flights were introduced at Airports in the Southwest of the Country in: Grozny, Kaluga, Saratov and, Vladikavkaz, Russia's Federal Air Agency Rosaviatsiya said, during the Attacks.

In Saratov, Regional Gov. Roman Busargin said One Person was Killed and several Injured by a Drone that fell near a Residential building. An Industrial Facility was also Damaged, Busargin said.

The Ukrainian General Staff later Confirmed the Attack on Saratov, saying in a Statement that it targeted an Oil Refinery there. "Saratov oil refinery is one of the key facilities of the Russian Federation's fuel infrastructure involved in providing oil products to the occupation troops," the General Staff said. "Its annual processing capacity is up to 7 million tons of oil."

"The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to systematically take measures aimed at reducing the military and economic potential of the enemy in order to force it to stop the armed aggression against our state," it added. "Every affected object on the territory of the Russian Federation involved in securing its criminal war against Ukraine brings us closer to just peace."

Ukraine appears to have been Ramping-Up its Drone Strikes in recent days. So far in August, Russia's Defense Ministry has reported downing 1,117 Ukrainian Drones, an average of around 117 per day, marking a notable Increase on July's Daily Average of 97 Drones Downed.

For Ukrainian Defenders, August has thus far been Quieter than July. Kyiv has reported facing 749 Drones and 11 Missiles so far this month, an Average of approximately 75 Drones and One Missile each day. July saw Russia set a New Record number of Aerial Attacks, launching a Total of 6,443 Drones and Missiles into Ukraine across the month, with a Daily Average of around 201 Drones and Six Missiles per day.

While Long-Range Strikes and Grinding Frontline Combat continues, both Kyiv and Moscow are also Maneuvering on the Diplomatic Front. Since Trump announced that He would meet with Putin in Alaska on Friday, Ukrainian Officials have gone on a Diplomatic Offensive to Bolster the Western Coalition in Support of its Peace Demands.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian Officials have insisted that any Negotiations must include Ukraine. Kyiv will also Not Officially cede any Territory, accept Limitations on its Armed Forces, or Jettison itsAambitions to join NATO and the European Union, Zelenskyy has said.

Putin, though, is Demanding that Ukraine Cede several Regions, not all of which are Controlled by Russian troops, in the South and East of the Country, accept Curbs on the Size and Sophistication of its Military and be Permanently excluded from NATO.

Russia's Demands, Zelenskyy has said, constitute an attempt to "Partition Ukraine." Speaking from the White House on Friday, Trump suggested a Settlement could include "some swapping of territories." Zelenskyy swiftly Rejected the Proposal, saying Ukraine "will not give Russia any awards for what it has done" and that "Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier."

"Our positions were clear: a reliable, lasting peace is only possible with Ukraine at the negotiating table, with full respect for our sovereignty and without recognizing the occupation," Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy's Chief-of-Staff, said in a Saturday Statement after taking part in Talks with Vice President JD Vance (R) in the U.K.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, were among the European Leaders to Sign a Joint Statement expressing their Support for Kyiv in any Peace Negotiations.

"We welcome President Trump's work to stop the killing in Ukraine, end the Russian Federation's war of aggression and achieve just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine," the Statement read. "We are convinced that only an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure on the Russian Federation to end their illegal war can succeed," it added.

"Meaningful negotiations can only take place in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities," the Joint Statement said. "The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine. We remain committed to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force. The current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations."










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White House Crypto Adviser Departs

Bo Hines (R), who Hheaded Trump's (R) Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said on Saturday, He was Leaving His current Role and Returning to the Private Sector.

Late last month, a Cryptocurrency Working Group led by Hines, and including several Administration Officials outlined the Trump Administration's stance on Market-Defining Crypto Legislation, and called on the U.S. Securities Regulator to create New Rules specific to Digital Assets.

Shortly after taking Office in January, 2025, Trump Ordered the Creation of the Crypto Working Group and Tasked it with Proposing New Regulations, making good on His Campaign promise to Overhaul U.S. Crypto Policy.

"Serving in President Trump's administration and working alongside our brilliant AI & Crypto Czar @DavidSacks as Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council has been the honor of a lifetime," Hines said in a Post on X on Saturday.

Sacks, the White House AI Czar, praised Hines in response to the Post announcing His Departure.

Hines has Twice Unsuccessfully Run for Congress in North Carolina.

Trump last month, Signed a Law to create a Regulatory Regime for Dollar-pegged Cryptocurrencies known as Stablecoins, a Milestone that could pave the way for the Digital Assets, to become an Everyday way to make Payments and move Money. Hines was a Backer of that Legislation, dubbed the GENIUS Act.










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Trump Nominates News Host Tammy Bruce as Deputy UN Ambassador

Trump (R) has Nominated State Department Spokeswoman and former Fox News Host Tammy Bruce to be the U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations.

In a Post on Truth Social, Trump said that Bruce, who has been working at the U.S. State Department, since He took Office in January, 2025. has done a "fFntastic Job" in the Role.

Before joining Government, Bruce was a Fox News Conservative Contributor for more than 20 years, and has Authored several Books that are Critical of Liberals, including "Fear Itself: Exposing the Left's Mind-Killing Agenda".

It is unclear when She will take over the Role if Her Nomination is Confirmed by the Senate.

"I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Tammy Bruce, a Great Patriot, Television Personality and Bestselling Author, as our next Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador," Trump wrote in a Post on Truth Social on Saturday.

"Since the beginning of my Second Term, Tammy has been serving with distinction as Spokesperson of the State Department, where she did a fantastic job," He continued, adding that She will Represent the U.S. "brilliantly".

As Spokeswoman, Bruce has Defended several Controversial U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions, Ranging from Trump's Immigration Crackdown to Sending Private Military Contractors to Distribute Aid in Gaza.

The current Acting Ambassador to the UN is Dorothy Shea, a Career Diplomat who was the Deputy Ambassador in 2024.










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Senate Democrats Invoke 1928 Rule Against Trump

Senate Democrats have Invoked the 1928 “Rule of Five” to Compel the Release of Records related to the Jeffrey Epstein Case, intensifying Pressure on Federal Agencies for Transparency.

The Rule requires Agencies to Respond to Document Requests, made by at least Five Members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have led the effort, focusing on how the Trump Administration has Managed Jeffrey Epstein-related Investigations.

Schumer said, "Today's letter matters. It's not a stunt, it's not symbolic, it's a formal exercise of congressional power under federal law, and we expect an answer from DOJ by August the 15, that's what accountability looks like."

Peters urged the Justice Department (DOJ) to Release Epstein-related Documents, framing the Request as Congressional Oversight.

The Senators expect a Response by Mid-August. Peters said, "This letter demands that the Justice Department produce documents that Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have publicly already confirmed they have in their possession."

Peters added, "We all know in fact that the attorney general said: "She said they're sitting on her desk. It should be pretty easy to turn over documents that are sitting on the attorney general's desk."

Critics Argued the Democrats are using the Rule for Media Attention, noting previous Inaction under Schumer’s Leadership. The law’s Constitutionality and its Challenge to Executive Authority have also come under Scrutiny.










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Trump Preparing IPO for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

The Trump (R) Administration is preparing to Sell Stock in Mortgage Giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in an Offering it believes could raise around $30 billion and Kick-Off later this year. The Plans being discussed by some Administration Officials could Value the Companies at roughly $500 billion or more, Combined and involve Selling between 5% and 15% of their Stock. Still up for Debate is whether the Mortgage Giants would IPO as One Company or Two separate Entities.

Fannie and Freddie, which Bundle and Sell Mortgages, have been under Government Control since the 2008 Financial Crisis and Rely on a Government-backed Guarantee to Protect Investors from Losses. Shares of the Firms, which currently Trade on Over-the-Counter Markets, each Closed roughly 20% Higher after The Wall Street Journal Reported on the Offering Plans.

It is unclear whether Fannie and Freddie would remain under Government Conservatorship. Bill Pulte, Head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has in the Past suggested the Firms could remain under Conservatorship, while conducting a Share Offering, without Clarifying how it would work.

The CEOs of Six Large Banks: Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America, traveled to D.C. in recent weeks to meet with Trump (R) to discuss potential Plans for Fannie and Freddie.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R), Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R), and FHFA’s William J. Pulte (R), were also Present at Several of the Meetings. Trump allies began laying the Groundwork to pursue Public Offerings for Fannie and Freddie, months before Trump was Re-Elected.

Proponents have long said that such a Transaction, which at the Values being Discussed would Rank among the Largest Stock Offerings in History, could Reduce the U.S. Deficit and Return Money to Taxpayers. Many questions remain about how any potential Offerings of these Companies would work, what the Terms would be, and what the Impact on Government Finances would be.

If any Deal goes forward, it could create a Windfall for Investors, like Bill Ackman and John Paulson who bought Shares years ago, Banking on the idea that eventually the Government would Sell Stock in the Mortgage Giants.

There is No Guarantee a Deal will come together. Initial Public Offerings take Time to Prepare, and One as Complicated as Offering Shares of Fannie and Freddie is a Large undertaking. Some BVankers are skeptical whether such a Quick Timeline is likely. Previous attempts to Privatize the Firms, including by Trump in His First Term, Failed to gain Traction. The moves come at a Sluggish time for the U.S. Housing Market, when Affordability has been Hammered by Elevated Mortgage Rates and Home Prices.

Fannie and Freddie don’t make Loans. They Buy them from Lenders. They Package them into Securities that are Sold to Investors, and provide Guarantees to make the Investors whole if the Loans Default. They have long Benefited from the Market Expectation that the Government would Bail them Out of any Trouble, through a so-called Implicit Guarantee. This Role has helped Preserve America’s popular 30-year, Fixed-Rate Mortgage, something few other Countries have, including during Savings-and-Loan Crises in the 1980s.

Analysts have Warned that Mortgage Rates could Rise without that Government Support. “The market cannot function without the implied guarantee, and any release effort must preserve this backstop,” Wells Fargo Strategists wrote in a Note to Clients. “Without it, forced selling by domestic and foreign holders could destabilize” both Mortgage-Backed Securities and Housing Markets.

Trump has said He wants the Firms to keep the Guarantee in the Case of a Public Offering, but hasn’t elaborated on how that might Work. Any Explicit Guarantee would likely raise Legislative and Accounting Challenges. The Treasury Department holds Warrants to Purchase about 80% of Fannie and Freddie Common Stock and alsoHholds Senior Preferred Shares. Other Investors own Junior Preferred Shares or Common Stock. The Government would be Selling Stock in the Offering.

Since the financial Crisis, some Investors have Bbet that Policymakers would eventually Privatize Fannie and Freddie, and that the Value of their Shares would Increase Dramatically. Ackman’s Pershing Square Owns a roughly 10% Stake in the Common Shares of both Fannie and Freddie. Paulson owns a Sizable Investment in Preferred Shares. Both Ackman and Paulson Endorsed Trump for President.

Ackman has been Advocating Privatizing Fannie and Freddie, and He has told Oother Investors that the likelihood that Privatization doesn’t occur during Trump’s Administration is near Zero.










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