# There’s One Thing Bannon and Bernie Agree On > Source: > Published: 2026-09-03 01:13:46+00:00 “Steve Bannon has made a career out of clashing with far-left politicians. But these days, President Trump’s former chief strategist has found a common cause with them: opposition to the AI boom,” the [Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/bernie-aoc-and-bannon-can-agree-on-one-thing-the-fight-against-data-centers-7f13159a?mod=rss_socialpoliticsfeed) reports. “The far-right podcast host has joined Democrats in warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need to fight data centers that power AI deployment.” “Bannon backs a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VtT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who are aligned with the insurgent Democratic socialists, to ban the construction of new data centers.”