Feds Target AI Critics as "Foreign Agents"
The Trump administration has declared that opposition to AI data centers is a foreign conspiracy orchestrated by China, threatening criminal liability for those who further such goals. The Justice Department issued a warning requiring citizens to notify the government if they engage in public activities that align with foreign power objectives. Senator Tom Cotton also requested an investigation into alleged Chinese influence efforts targeting American AI infrastructure.
- ▪President Trump posted on social media that opposition to AI is a treasonous conspiracy supported by China.
- ▪The Justice Department instructed citizens and noncitizens to formally notify the government if they further the goals of a foreign power in public activities.
- ▪Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Tom Cotton requested a DOJ investigation into foreign influence efforts targeting the buildout of American AI infrastructure.
- ▪Cotton cited Neville Roy Singham and a network of nonprofits as evidence of a Chinese-led campaign to manipulate U.S. policy on data centers.
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Feds Target AI Critics As “Foreign Agents”Trump admin sees China behind opposition to AI data centersKen KlippensteinSep 23, 2026921235ShareCCP recruits young, apparentlyDon’t miss part II of this story - subscribe belowSubscribeAnxiety over AI and data centers is widely held, but somehow the Trump administration has convinced itself the public concern was manufactured in China.This week, in little-noticed remarks by President Trump and Justice Department warning, the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening“criminal liability” if they “further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power.”While that sounds like some modern day Tokyo Rose shilling for Beijing, with orders coming in over shortwave radio, the actual targets are just normal people who…
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