Donald Trump names Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence Force

President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new task force focused on artificial intelligence.

FTMQ Crypto, written by our newsroom4 October 2026 at 17:150 views

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead a new Super Intelligence Force. Cointelegraph, The Guardian, and DW.com all reported the announcement, which was posted on Truth Social. The appointment follows media reports on Friday concerning the position. [1][2][6]

Clayton will report directly to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to Cointelegraph. The news outlet added that the Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating federal artificial intelligence efforts, following earlier plans to create an AI Force modeled after the Space Force. [1]

Clayton has served as the ninth director of national intelligence since 2026. He previously served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2025 to 2026, and chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2020. [8]

President Donald Trump appointed Jay Clayton to lead the new Super Intelligence Force.
Clayton currently serves as the US Director of National Intelligence.
The new task force is focused on coordinating federal artificial intelligence initiatives.

Sources

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[1]Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence ForceCointelegraph Main, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czarThe Guardian, 3h ago
[3]Donald Trump says Jay Clayton will lead AI 'super intelligence' task forcethenationalnews.com, 2h ago
[4]Spy Chief Jay Clayton to Lead Trump’s New Super Intelligence Forcetrendingtopics.eu, 2h ago
[5]Who is Jay Clayton, the man leading Trump’s AI push?TRT World, 3h ago
[6]Trump taps Jay Clayton as AI czar for new task forceDW.com, 3h ago

Background

[7]Super Force on Wikipedia
[8]Jay Clayton on Wikipedia
[9]Second cabinet of Donald Trump on Wikipedia

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