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Bernie Sanders joins Steve Bannon, demands AI regulations

Trump has opposed new AI legislation and dismissed concerns about AI risks, positions criticized by lawmakers in the story.

Bernie Sanders joins Steve Bannon, demands AI regulations
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This article1 analysis · Sep 29, 2026
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon called for stronger limits on AI at a Washington event, citing risks to jobs and public safety. Several lawmakers also urged oversight, while President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson opposed slowing AI development.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose support for faster AI development is contrasted with calls for restrictions

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Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Senator calling for aggressive restrictions on artificial intelligence

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Lori Trahan
D · MA-3

Representative who called for broader AI oversight and promoted the FRONTIER Act

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Attorney General who characterized Democratic concerns about AI as an effort to influence the midterms

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House Speaker who backed Trump's position that AI companies can self-regulate

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Representative described as pushing back against Trump's AI claims and supporting broader oversight

Greg Casar
D · TX-35

Representative calling for legislation to restrict certain AI systems

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Sanders and Bannon Call for AI Safeguards at Washington Gathering

Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon called for stronger AI limits at a Washington gathering, while President Donald Trump opposed new AI laws. Center outlets frame the call as a cross-partisan response to AI risks and contrast it with Trump’s opposition to regulation; one also stresses potential effects on jobs and public safety.

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