Remarks on Signing Executive Orders at the Artificial Intelligence Summit
Issued 2025-07-23 by Donald J. Trump
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On July 22, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed executive orders at an Artificial Intelligence Summit. The President stated his reasoning for these actions is to ensure "that the United States can build and maintain the largest, most powerful, and most advanced AI infrastructure anywhere on the planet." Executive orders are directives that guide the executive branch on matters within its constitutional authority.
Executive orders are a long-established exercise of presidential power, used by every President since George Washington. They are grounded in Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive power in the President and directs them to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." These orders cannot create new law, contradict existing federal statutes, or exceed the President's constitutional authority.
The legitimacy of any specific executive order depends on whether it operates within statutory authority Congress has delegated, directs the executive branch, or attempts to substitute executive policy for legislative choices. Courts can and do review executive orders for conformity with the Constitution and federal law.
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This executive order addresses "Remarks on Signing Executive Orders at the Artificial Intelligence Summit". The President's stated reasoning: "that the United States can build and maintain the largest, most powerful, and most advanced AI infrastructure anywhere on the planet." Executive orders are a long-established exercise of presidential power, used by every President since George Washington. They are grounded in Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive power in the President and directs them to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Executive orders cannot create new law, contradict existing federal statutes, or exceed the President's constitutional authority. The legitimacy of any specific order depends on whether it operates within statutory authority Congress has delegated, directs the executive branch on matters within its constitutional purview, or attempts to substitute executive policy for legislative choices. Courts can and do review executive orders for conformity with the Constitution and federal law.
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