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Trump's push to overrule AI regulation falters as Republicans split

Date:
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:24:00 +0000

Description:
Trump says state-level AI regulations are hampering US growth as Chinese
competition intensifies.

FULL STORY

An important conflict is playing out over whether the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) should block state-level AI regulations, and
President Trump is pressuring Republicans to include a nationwide ban on 
state AI laws in the NDAA. 

Trump argues that a single federal standard would be necessary in avoiding a
patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes. 

In a Truth post , the President wrote: "Overregulation by the States is
threatening to undermine this Major Growth Engine If we dont, then China will
easily catch us in the AI race."

Trump advocates for blanket US AI regs to avoid state-level patchwork

A draft executive order being considered by Trump would see states that 
impose 'restrictive' AI rules penalized with limited broadband funding. 

Republican lawmakers have generally opposed overriding state laws, citing
states rights and federalism. More than 200 state lawmakers have urged
Congress to reject AI pre-emption, arguing that states are better positioned
to act quickly on emerging tech issues. 

A blanket prohibition on state and local AI and automated decision-system
regulation would abruptly cut off active democratic debate in statehouses and
impose a sweeping pause on policymaking at the very moment when communities
are seeking responsive solutions, they wrote. 

Democrats have warned against giving Big Tech a multi-year holiday from state
oversight. 

They warned that the proposed federal pre-emption measure would block states
from addressing AIs emerging risks, leaving children, workers, critical
infrastructure and the environment at risk. 

Despite a 99:1 vote rejecting the change, Trump has since been criticized for
siding with Big Tech. 

"Put it in the NDAA, or pass a separate Bill, and nobody will ever be able to
compete with America," Trump concluded in the Truth post.

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/trumps-push-to-overrule-ai-regulation-falters-as
-republicans-split

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