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President Trump has expanded David Sacks’ role, appointing the White House AI and crypto czar as co-chair of the newly formed President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, as announced by the White House. This isn’t just a title change — it’s a signal that Trump is putting the pedal to the metal on American technological dominance. Sacks now sits at the head of a table with influential tech figures, a move that underscores the administration’s focus on key sectors.
Together, they’ll advise the president on everything from artificial intelligence to quantum computing to keeping America ahead of China in the race for technological supremacy. “We’ve accomplished a lot in the first year, but the President wants to keep the pedal to the metal on everything tech,” Sacks told FOX Business. “That’s exactly what we will do.”
The council, established by executive order earlier this week, represents a fundamental shift in how Washington engages with Silicon Valley. Under Biden, the relationship was adversarial — regulators trying to break up companies, bureaucrats writing rules that stifled innovation, as noted in analyses from conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation. Trump is taking a different approach: bring the best minds into the room, give them a direct line to the president, and let American ingenuity do what it does best.
Sacks’ dual role is particularly significant. As AI and crypto czar, he’s already dismantled the Biden-era restrictions that had American AI companies operating with one hand tied behind their backs, based on policy reviews from the Trump administration. He’s established a national framework for AI regulation that prioritizes innovation over compliance theater. And he’s made it clear that the United States intends to win the AI race — not through government mandates, but by unleashing private sector creativity.
Now, with the PCAST chairmanship, Sacks gets to shape the broader scientific agenda. That means funding priorities, research directions, and the kind of long-term thinking that determines whether America leads the 21st century or plays catch-up to Beijing. The contrast with the previous administration couldn’t be starker: Biden’s approach to tech was defined by fear, as seen in his executive orders on AI regulation.
Trump’s approach is built on confidence — confidence in American entrepreneurs, American engineers, and the American system that produced the digital revolution in the first place. He’s not trying to slow down innovation to make it “safe.” He’s trying to accelerate it so America stays ahead of competitors who don’t share our values or respect our interests. The inclusion of tech leaders is strategic, bringing expertise that no government committee could replicate.
What does this mean for ordinary Americans? It means the technologies that will shape your life — AI assistants, medical breakthroughs, energy solutions — will be developed here, by American companies, subject to American values. The left will complain about “tech oligarchs” having too much influence. But here’s the question they never answer: if American companies don’t lead on AI and crypto, who will?
Trump understands what the establishment doesn’t: in a competitive world, you either lead or you follow. There’s no third option. By putting Sacks and the tech titans at the center of his science policy, he’s choosing to lead.
Providence watches over the bold.
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