Trump shares rare heartwarming moment with | Political News

President Donald Trump shared a rare heartwarming moment with a childhood cancer survivor in the Oval Office on Tuesday while signing an government order aiming to make the most of artificial intelligence in the treatment of pediatric cancer.

The youngster, who was one of a quantity of childhood survivors of pediatric cancer in attendance for the manager order signing, told Trump that she had be diasnosed with leakemia when she was only 2-year-old.

“I’m 9 years old, I had leukemia when I was only 2 years old. I had to be treated at 7 different hospitals…I had to spend many days and nights in the hospital getting yucky medicine. Thank you Mr. President for making everything happen so kids like me can still be living today,” the kid told Trump.

“She said it better than any of us today! We’re doing lousy. We’re not doing so well, they’re doing so good. That was fantastic. Thank you. And you’re feeling good now? You’re pretty close. I hear you’re gonna do good!” Trump responded.

Trump’s order guarantees $50 million in new funding for a childhood cancer data initiative created during Trump’s first time period, with more potential new funding doable after that.

White House officers said the objective is utilizing that data — mixed with AI technology — to velocity up diagnostic trials, sharpen diagenesis and strengthen prevention efforts.

They said it was too early to talk about what firms or applied sciences is likely to be concerned.

Announcing the order in the Oval Office, Trump said of AI, “It’s gonna be so accessible to everybody.”

He was surrounded by younger cancer survivors and their mother and father who briefly told their tales. When the completed, Trump was moved enough to murmur “We’re not gonna top that” and call an end to the session.

The order builds on the National Cancer Institute’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, which already boasts a 10-year $500 million program initiated by Trump during his first time period in workplace in 2019.

“Pediatric cancer remains the leading cause of chronic disease-related deaths for children in the United States, and its incidence has increased by more than 40% since 1975,” Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a briefing.

Data gathered through the 2019 initiative won’t make it doable to “improve clinical trials, sharpen diagnoses, fine-tune treatment, unlock cures and strengthen prevention strategies,” Kratsios said

The further funding allotted through the manager order is aimed at attracting scientific groups through aggressive research grants, White House officers said.