Trump’s latest executive order attempts to punish states that regulate artificial intelligence technology, a policy that has triggered division in the GOP.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that will attempt to preempt a growing number of state laws governing the technology with a national standard.

Trump had a meltdown after the Journal ran a blistering editorial mocking his new deal that allows the sale of powerful Nvidia chips to China in exchange for a cut of the revenue, as well as a story detailing how China is dominating the battle for power supremacy as it races the U.S. in AI.

President Trump pushes back on a Wall Street Journal report saying China’s huge power grid gives it an AI edge, insisting new U.S. data centers will make their own energy.

He emphasised that every AI facility being constructed in the US is simultaneously building its own electricity-generating capabilities.

President Donald Trump confirmed he would sign an executive order this week to prevent state regulations on AI.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright believes AI will help achieve nuclear fusion within years, creating a synergistic relationship to solve the growing power demands of data centers.

Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia Corp. to sell advanced chips to China marks more than just a shift in US tech policy. It also raises questions about how far he’ll go to steady ties with Xi Jinping.