adminSaturday’s sit-down on My View with Lara Trump featured National Science and Technology Advisor Michael Kratsios laying out a blunt, patriotic case: America should and will be where the next great AI breakthroughs occur. Kratsios proudly told viewers the United States is “the best” across the AI stack and pressured policymakers and industry leaders to keep it that way.
Kratsios didn’t offer feel-good platitudes; he named the pillars of American strength — chips, leading models, and world-class applications — and explained why those advantages matter for both the economy and national security. He pointed to U.S. chip leadership and dominant AI companies as proof we are ahead, while warning rivals are trying desperately to catch up.
Conservatives should celebrate this clarity. After years of sleepy, technocratic talk from Washington, Kratsios speaks the language of results: build, defend, and commercialize American innovations. That means backing policies that cut red tape, incentivize domestic manufacturing, and keep our brightest minds working here at home.
Revitalizing research isn’t a feel-good slogan — it’s a strategy for staying free and prosperous in a dangerous world. Kratsios urged renewed focus on fundamental science, better university-industry partnerships, and targeted federal support so breakthroughs don’t migrate overseas. If Republicans truly want to govern, they must translate those arguments into real budget priorities and regulatory relief.
Make no mistake: this is a contest for global leadership, not just market share. While left-leaning elites obsess over virtue signaling and hostile regulation, sensible conservatives should double down on practical wins — secure supply chains, smarter visas for STEM talent, and incentives for companies that choose America. That kind of commonsense patriotism creates jobs, secures our military edge, and restores pride in American industry.
The Kratsios interview is also a reminder to voters: technology policy is national policy. Whoever controls the levers of government controls the future of our economy and our security. Voters who care about jobs, liberty, and the American way should support leaders who prioritize innovation over ideology.
If we follow Kratsios’s lead and keep the next wave of AI breakthroughs in the United States, hardworking Americans will reap the rewards in wages, opportunity, and safety. It’s time for conservatives to stop apologizing for ambition and start fighting for the policies that keep America first in science and technology.
