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Trump: US should win through competition, not by blocking advanced technologies
August 20, 2025
Earlier this morning, on Twitter, United States President Donald Trump sent out a pair of tweets related to the current state of U.S. technology, specifically related to5G.
The tweets are notable for two reasons. The first is that, in the tweets, the president references his desire to fast-track “6G,” a technology which, as of today, doesn’t exist on even a theoretical or fundamental level.
The second thing notable about the tweets is that they seem to completely contradict the president’s — and thus, the United States government’s — own policies when it comes toforeign technology.
The two tweets are reposted below (Trump did not stack the tweets, as one would usually do, so each tweet needs to be posted separately, with separate comments and stats):
Reading the tweets, it’s hard not to think ofHuawei, the largest telecommunications company in the world. HUAWEI’s 5G infrastructure technology is a hot commodity right now, as it is far ahead of many other competitors’ products.
However,Trump is actively barring HUAWEIfrom having nearly any commercial presence in the United States. A current trade war with China — HUAWEI’s home country — makes things even more complicated.
In other words, Trump’s tweets make it clear that he thinks competition alone should be what makes the U.S. stand tall in the war for tech supremacy — but he is simultaneously making enormous (and easily provable) efforts to stymy competition from non-American corporations.
It’s also interesting that these tweets arrived not long after theSamsung Galaxy S10 launch event, where 5G was a hot topic related to the firstSamsung 5G phoneand a partnership withVerizonto sell that phone. Verizon’s 5G efforts thus far have been lackluster, with itshome-based 5G solutionnot even meeting the accepted standard of 5G.
Yesterday, a report surfaced which showed the U.S. isvery low on the list when it comes to 4G LTE speedsaround the world. It’s possible reports like these could have also inspired Trump’s statements.
Whatever the case, two things are certain: there’s no such thing as 6G and the United States government is absolutely “blocking out currently more advanced technologies.” It will be interesting to see how (or if) Trump will respond to these contradictions.
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