MAGA targets Brian Mast over AI chips regulation (Axios)

Top MAGA influencers, including Laura Loomer and David Sacks, are picking a public fight with a key GOP lawmaker over who should regulate the sale of AI chips to China. Why it matters: Legislation from House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast (R-Fla.) isn’t even out of committee. But the accusations are flying fast. “The AI Overwatch Act (H.R. 6875) may sound like a good idea, but when you examine it closely, it’s pro-China sabotage disguised as oversight,” Loomer said on X. “Kill the bill,” she said.

MAGA targets Brian Mast over AI chips regulation