President Trump publicly doubled down on artificial intelligence — using his preferred term “super intelligence” — even as markets digested a political shock to the AI trade.
He urged states to embrace the technology’s economic upside and argued only “foolish leadership” would reject the gains advanced AI can bring.
The comments followed a midweek rant blaming Democrats for one of the market’s worst sessions in recent years.
White House officials said the administration will keep promoting domestic chip capacity and energy supply for AI campuses despite local resistance.
Critics countered that unconstrained data-center growth is already straining grids and water systems in multiple states.
The rhetorical clash sets up a central governing fight: how to regulate AI infrastructure with Democrats controlling Congress.
Tech executives are quietly lobbying both parties for permitting reform paired with community-benefit requirements.
Investors will parse every White House signal for clues on whether federal policy softens or hardens state-level backlash.
