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An unlikely 'looming crisis' will doom Trump as 'worst president ever’
U.S. President Donald Trump in Dearborn, Michigan, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
The AI Boom Has a President—and No Brakes
Power Is the Guardrail
Donald Trump’s AI policy is not confusion. It is a decision to let an industry with enormous financial and political leverage police itself while the presidency supplies promotion, protection, and ridicule for its critics.
The immediate context is simple: public opposition to data centers is growing, technology companies are debating whether development should slow, and AI investment carries consequences for employment, energy use, and…
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