— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) January 22, 2025 What People Are Saying When Musk suggested SoftBank has less than $10 billion in funding secured, Altman responded on X: "[W]rong, as you surely know. [W]ant to come visit the first site already under way this is great for the country. [I] realize what is great for the country isn't always what's optimal for your companies, but in your new role [I] hope you'll mostly put [America] first." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Trump is committed to Stargate: "The American people should take President Trump's and those CEOs' word for it: these investments are coming to our country." SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said during Tuesday's White House briefing announcing Stargate: "This will help people's lives. This will help solve many, many issues ... with the help of AI." What Happens Next As of Wednesday evening, Trump has not responded directly to Musk's comments, but the Tesla founder's comments are sure to rankle the president, who in the past has punished people, including those in his inner circle, who publicly undermine him. Stargate will be based in Texas, where construction on 10 new data centers has already begun. \ \ Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground. \ \ \ ';uncommonKnowledgeItems[0].insertAdjacentHTML('afterend',uncommonKnowledgeContainerHtml);let uncommonKnowledgeContainerElement=document.getElementsByClassName('uncommon-knowledge');let itemsContainerElement=document.getElementById('uncommon-knowledge-items-container');uncommonKnowledgeContainerElement[0].style.display='block';uncommonKnowledgeItems.forEach((itemUncommon)=>{document.getElementById('uncommon-knowledge-items-container').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend','