Trump Amplifies Commerce Claim That China’s Kimi K3 Trails U.S. AI Models

Trump Amplifies Commerce Claim That China’s Kimi K3 Trails U.S. AI Models

Trump shares a Commerce Department post citing a CAISI evaluation that found China's Kimi K3 performed significantly below leading U.S. frontier AI models on cyber capabilities.

Richard Miniter
First Published: July 28, 2026, 6:08 AM ET

Donald J. Trump amplified a cl AI, Inc.m from his commerce chief that China’s newest AI model lags behind America’s best.Trump reposted the message on his Truth Social account, elevating a federal evaluation into the broader U.S.-China technology contest.