# Feds Target AI Critics As Foreign Agents > Trump admin labels AI opponents as foreign agents to crack down on dissent. - Title: Feds Target AI Critics As Foreign Agents · Kenklippenstein - Summary: Trump admin labels AI opponents as foreign agents to crack down on dissent. Trump administration threatens criminal liability for Americans opposing AI data… - Keywords: trump administration, ai critics, foreign agents, data centers, china, justice department, senate intelligence committee, house energy and commerce committee, kevin o'leary, ai data centers, foreign influence, national security - Source: Kenklippenstein — https://kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think-ai-critics-are-foreign - Author: Ken Klippenstein - Published: 2026-09-23T22:40:29.994+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: trump administration, ai critics, foreign agents, data centers, china, justice department, senate intelligence committee, house energy and commerce committee, kevin o'leary, ai data centers, foreign influence, national security ## Trump admin targets ai critics Trump administration declares ai opponents as foreign agents to face criminal liability. > The people that say ai is going to destroy the world, and that data centers are bad for your neighborhood, are revolutionaries, but revolutionaries for a bad and evil cause. ## Trump posts on social media Trump posted on September 14 that opposition to ai is a chinese conspiracy theory. > There is a sick conspiracy going on against ai and data centers, and the only one that is happy about it is china. ## Justice department warning Justice department warns citizens must notify government to avoid arrest for foreign influence activities. > Anyone furthering the goals of a foreign power in any public activity must formally notify the government to avoid arrest and prosecution. ## Senate intelligence committee action Senate intelligence committee chairman tom cotton asked for investigation into chinese communist party influence on ai infrastructure. > Alarming reports indicate that a network of foreign actors, led by the chinese communist party, is attempting to manipulate u.s. policy and public opinion on data centers. ## House energy and commerce committee House energy and commerce committee chairman brett guthrie requested briefing on foreign influence campaigns against ai data centers. > The fact that chinese communist party-backed entities may be attempting to influence decisions related to american data center infrastructure puts into perspective how serious of a fight we are in. ## Kevin o'leary claims china funding Kevin o'leary claimed hundreds of millions from china funded anti-data center protests. > Hundreds of millions of dollars from china were paying protesters to oppose data centers like his. ## O'leary retracts claim Kevin o'leary admitted no evidence that groups were funded by china. > I have no evidence that the groups and people i named were funded by china. ## Public opposition to ai data centers 71 percent of americans oppose building ai data centers in their area according to gallup poll. > 71 percent of americans oppose building an ai data center in their area. ## Pew survey on ai distrust 63 percent of americans say ai is advancing too quickly and 71 percent say it makes personal information less secure. > 63 percent said ai is advancing too quickly, 71 percent said it will make their personal information less secure. ## Justice department intervenes in naacp lawsuit Justice department asked federal court to dismiss naacp lawsuit against elon musk's xai over data center permits. > The naacp threatens american national, economic, and energy security. ## Trump administration's strategy backfires Treat opposition to ai as foreign intelligence to undermine public trust in government. > When people who distrust the government’s handling of ai are told their distrust is traitorous foreign propaganda punishable by jail time, it’s hard to imagine them trusting the government more. ## Key takeaway Trump administration threatens criminal liability for Americans opposing AI data centers, claiming opposition is a Chinese conspiracy.