Donald Trump Quickly Changes Topic When Asked if AI Will Take American Jobs

Donald Trump became the subject of the internet's mockery yet again after dodging a reporter's question and talking about an unrelated topic. As the president was boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, a reporter asked Trump about the rise of AI and growing concerns among American families that their children might not get jobs because of it.

The president answered the question by calling AI "amazing," claiming that the United States has "more jobs" and "more people working right now" than ever before. However, despite Trump's claims, the data is somewhat mixed. According to FactCheck.org, the U.S. has added roughly 369,000 jobs as of April 2026, over 14 months since Trump began his second term. In comparison, the U.S. added 1.56 million jobs during Joe Biden's final 14 months.

Reporter: What's your message to American families who are scared by the rise of AI? They're worried that their kids are not going to be able to have jobs someday?

Trump: AI is amazing. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. pic.twitter.com/Ks0VCsYMhC — Acyn (@Acyn) May 20, 2026

Unemployment, on the other hand, was 4.0% when Trump assumed office in January 2025, which has now risen to 4.6% according to recent reports. Despite Trump's claims, job growth has declined significantly, and unemployment has continued to rise. The president then continued to dodge the AI question, shifting to the Iran War.

"Outside of the war, and I assume the economy was going to go down. The stock market would go down 20-25%. It's actually up. The stock market is higher now than it was before I started the Iran situation." However, yet again, the claim is not supported by available data. The "20-25%" figure appears to be Trump's own prediction and lacks any factual basis. That said, while the market recovered following the war despite earlier fears, it remained volatile for weeks.

"With Iran, I had no choice because they were gonna have a nuclear weapon. We're not going to give them a nuclear weapon." The president then stated that the Iran situation will de-escalate and oil prices will come "tumbling down." Trump also made a bold claim that "1600 ships" carrying oil are waiting at the Strait of Hormuz, ready to be released.

Yet again, Trump's numbers appear skewed, as there is no reliable report indicating that "1600 U.S. ships" are stationed in the Strait of Hormuz. The number is far beyond normal traffic levels for the region and would be historically unprecedented for 1600 ships to be present there.

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The internet was quick to criticize the president for dodging the AI question and talking about something else entirely. That said, Trump’s fascination with AI has been evident in the past, as evidenced by his slew of controversial AI-generated images. "We should start a campaign to Venmo money to any reporter who follows up with, 'That's not what I asked', and repeats the question," one user commented. "Double the money if the next reporter says it about the previous reporter's question."

A user replied to the comment stating: "You know the answer he will give.. 'you’re a very stupid person, you should be ashamed of yourself for asking such a stupid question. Who are you with? The fake news. Such a stupid person.'" The person was referring to Donald Trump's habit of dodging reporter questions and targeting them personally, something that appears to happen more frequently with female reporters.