Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke with Donald Trump during the week of August 17, explicitly opposing proposals for a national AI regulatory body, Business Insider reported, citing senior White House officials. Zuckerberg argued that any policies that could delay the release of AI models would "pose a significant risk to America's leadership relative to China." The White House is currently discussing two options: establishing a regulatory body modeled after FINRA in the financial industry, or creating a voluntary industry organization similar to the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The disclosure of this call once again reveals the reality of tech executives privately influencing the president and could impact the direction of White House AI policy.