Donald Trump announces doubling funding for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative to $100 million annually and directing federal agencies to use AI to accelerate pediatric cancer research and trials. He credits tariff revenue for enabling the increase.
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In 2019, I was proud to launch the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. And I think Stephanie was a big factor, right, Linda? She was a big factor as to what we're doing right now, which invested $50 million a year into pediatric cancer research. And today, in line with recommendations made by Secretary Kennedy and the Maha Commission, we're doubling that investment, adding another $50 million to childhood cancer Data Initiative. We're doing that immediately. And we have a lot of money coming in with the tariffs. We've never had money like this coming in. We're a rich country again. We were a dead country one year ago, and now we're the richest. We're. We're hot. We're a hot country. So it's an honor to do that. In honor of all of you, we're doing that. Okay. With this order, I'm also directing the federal government to fully utilize artificial intelligence to supercharge pediatric cancer research. It's pretty amazing what's happening. For years, we've been amassing data about childhood cancer, but until now, we've been unable to fully exploit this trove of information and apply it to practical medicine. Using cutting edge AI, we will empower scientists and researchers to discover new treatment skewers and prevention strategies. AI can also make groundbreaking trials and therapies. And just. It's going to be so accessible to everybody, families all across the country. So it's going to be amazing. What's happening is amazing.