Trump says he had 'no idea' Anthropic's Amodei met with White House about Mythos

Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met with the heads of the top U.S. banks last week about the AI model. The week before, Vice President JD Vance and Bessent also met with Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and other top tech execs about AI cybersecurity. Amoedi's meeting with Wiles is the latest signal that tensions could be easing. Wiles is a former employee of Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong ties to the Trump administration. Anthropic hired Ballard after the Pentagon designated the company a supply chain risk, according to federal disclosures. — CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos and Megan Cassella contributed to this report. ... Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.