Conservative Group Pushes Trump to Ditch Big Tech over AI Concerns

Could MAGA Turn Trump Against AI?

Steve Bannon at Turning Point’s AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2025 —Olivier Touron—AFP/Getty ImagesFor the first year of Trump’s second term, the administration’s approach to AI could basically be summed up by the phrase “let them cook.” The Tech Right argued that resisting regulation was an inherently conservative stance—so Trump and officials like David Sacks happily cheered on the AI industry as it built ever-more-pow…

Trump Allies Urge WH to Require OK on Advanced AI Models

Conservative group pushes Trump to ditch Big Tech over AI concerns

CEOs of several Big Tech companies attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration in early 2025. Trump had promised a lighter touch in how the government regulated new technologies, like artificial intelligence, in his second term.  Over more than a year in office, Trump maintained his hands-off approach to AI, signing an executive order prohibiting states from enacting their own AI regulation. While the order didn’t exactly do anything, it did …

Steve Bannon Petitions Trump to Review New AI Models Before Their Release

Over 60 Trump allies signed a letter to the president calling for more oversight over AI.

Conservatives urge Trump to review and approve powerful AI models

Dozens of conservatives demanded the U.S. government place tighter guardrails on artificial intelligence, voicing concern that “unelected elites” could wield undue control over it.  More than 60 people affiliated with President Donald Trump, including former senior adviser Steve Bannon, urged the White House to mandate an executive review of the most powerful AI models before they’re released, Axios reported. It comes after Google, Microsoft, El…

Scoop: 60+ MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release

A group of more than 60 loyal allies of President Trump is urging him to test and approve the most powerful AI models before they're released, according to a new letter shared first with Axios.Why it matters: The letter — signed by Steve Bannon and conservative anti-AI activists Amy Kremer and Brendan Steinhauser — puts a vocal faction of the MAGA base at odds with the White House's hands-off approach to AI.Inside the White House, the prevailing…