Internet reports, on February 8, according to US Newsmax News Network and other media reports, US President Trump told reporters on the 7th local time that he believed that DeepSeek would not pose a threat to national security and that the United States could eventually benefit from this startup's artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. Newsmax News Network said that Trump told reporters on the same day,"No." to a question "whether he believes DeepSeek poses a threat to national security." "This is a developing technology... actually, I think-I think we will benefit from it." He added,"The AI we're talking about will be much cheaper than people initially thought. This is a good thing. I think it's a very good development, not a bad one."