02-17-2026, 07:32 AM
In mid-2025, the Trump administration committed to providing the UAE with access to 500,000 advanced AI chips annually. This agreement followed the secret January 2025 investment of $500 million by a UAE-backed firm into World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by the Trump family.The broad framework agreement pledges roughly 500,000 state-of-the-art AI chips per year to the UAE, intended to power one of the world's largest AI data center clusters.
Approximately 20% (100,000 chips) of the annual total is earmarked for G42, the Emirati AI firm controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In November 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce officially authorized a specific export of up to 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips (GB300s) to G42.
The $500 million investment for a 49% stake in WLF was signed just four days before Trump's second inauguration. Reports indicate $187 million of this was paid upfront directly to Trump-linked entities.
Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, have launched investigations or called for a reversal of the sale, citing potential national security risks and conflicts of interest.
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