OpenAI CEO heads to DC for talks with Trump officials.

Trump signed the order on Tuesday, asking AI companies to voluntarily provide the federal government access to their models for up to 30 days before public release.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman voiced public support almost immediately. "The US should lead on AI by continuing to develop the very best models, making sure they're safe, and getting cyber tools into the hands of trusted defenders," he wrote on X. "The new EO gets the balance right."

Altman's Wednesday schedule spans both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. He met with Trump administration officials at the White House and separately sat down with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., a bipartisan pairing that signals OpenAI's effort to maintain political footing regardless of which party holds power.

The meetings were confirmed to CNBC by reps from both congressional leaders, and an OpenAI spokesperson verified Altman’s White House visit.

This isn’t Altman's first big appearance in Washington. He attended Trump’s inauguration last year and met with lawmakers in March after OpenAI's controversial Pentagon deal, which got lots of attention due to concerns over surveillance limits.

Every time Altman visited, it happened when OpenAI’s ambitions were outpacing the rules set to oversee them.

On Monday, OpenAI released a policy statement, promising transparency and no donations to politicians or campaigns. They said they'd support careful regulation, thorough testing of their AI systems, strict safety standards, public accountability, and wide access to AI benefits.