Overview
- President Donald Trump dismissed a Wall Street Journal analysis as "ridiculous" and "WRONG," asserting the United States is leading in AI.
- He claimed every AI plant under construction in the United States will include its own electric generating facilities with approvals issued in a matter of weeks.
- Trump said any excess electricity from these facilities would flow to the broader grid, which he described as being strengthened and expanded.
- The Wall Street Journal reported China has 3.75 terawatts of power-generation capacity, more than double the U.S., presenting it as an AI advantage.
- Coverage relayed Trump’s assertions without independent technical verification, as TIME separately quoted Energy Secretary Chris Wright calling AI the administration’s top scientific priority and noting efforts to ease permitting for data centers and power plants.