Thune to skip White House AI meeting with Trump, Johnson, and tech CEOs
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will not attend the highly anticipated meeting on artificial intelligence with President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and tech CEOs at the White House on Tuesday.

TL;DR
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune will not attend the White House AI meeting.
- The meeting involves President Trump, Speaker Johnson, and tech CEOs.
- Thune cited ongoing discussions about a potential international slowdown in AI development as the reason for his absence.