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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
Condemning and calling for the reversal of President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite significant risks to national security and just months after the United Arab Emirates signed a secret $500,000,000 deal to buy close to a majority stake in the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial.
Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kim, and Ms. Slotkin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Condemning and calling for the reversal of President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite significant risks to national security and just months after the United Arab Emirates signed a secret $500,000,000 deal to buy close to a majority stake in the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial.
Whereas 4 days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States in 2025, officials representing Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the top security official of the United Arab Emirates, who is often referred to as the “spy sheikh”, reportedly signed a $500,000,000 deal to purchase 49 percent of the Trump family’s crypto company World Liberty Financial;
Whereas, as part of an initial $250,000,000 installment, the Tahnoon-backed company making the purchase reportedly directed a payment of $187,000,000 to Trump family entities;
Whereas another $31,000,000 was reportedly directed to flow to entities connected to the family of Steve Witkoff, who was a co-founder of World Liberty Financial and who serves as President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East;
Whereas, after the $500,000,000 deal was signed, Tahnoon repeatedly met with President Trump, Mr. Witkoff, and other officials in the Trump administration while pushing for access to advanced artificial intelligence chips;
Whereas, after the $500,000,000 deal was signed, the Trump administration approved the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite longstanding concerns about the country’s ties to the People's Republic of China and the risk that advanced chips would be diverted there and jeopardize the national security of the United States;
Whereas the People's Republic of China is seeking advanced artificial intelligence chips from the United States to enhance the lethality of its military and to supplant the United States as the global leader in technology; and
Whereas the risks to national security posed by President Trump’s decisions and the serious corruption underlying those decisions must be condemned and addressed immediately: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate condemns President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates and calls for the reversal of that decision.