{"slug": "trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it-looms-over-the-midterms-with-dana-bash", "title": "Trump Downplays AI Backlash as it Looms Over the Midterms — with Dana Bash", "summary": "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI development over the weekend, and an unlikely alliance of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon has emerged to advocate for the same, according to CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash. Bash discussed the bipartisan opposition to generative AI, Big Tech, and data center buildout on a podcast alongside Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, framing it as a looming issue ahead of the midterms, now 50 days out. A new poll shows Democrats leading Republicans 42% to 30% in voter enthusiasm.", "body_md": "Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov are joined by Dana Bash — CNN’s chief political correspondent, anchor of Inside Politics and State of the Union, and author of the new book *The Elections That Changed the World: Fifteen Pivotal Moments That Shaped How We Live* — available September 22nd.\n\nThey begin with the midterm landscape, 50 days out. A new poll has Democrats leading Republicans 42% to 30% in enthusiasm to vote — a significant gap. Scott, Jessica, and Dana talk about whether Dems can keep this momentum into November, and whether Mitch McConnell will finally return to Congress now that it’s back in session.\n\nAnthropic’s CEO called for a slowdown in AI development over the weekend, and a new and unlikely alliance has emerged. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are teaming up to advocate for a slowdown in AI development — making opposition to generative AI, Big Tech, and data center buildout among the starkest bipartisan issues of our era. Dana breaks down how growing fears about AI and the…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it-looms-over-the-midterms-with-dana-bash", "canonical_source": "https://www.profgmedia.com/p/trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it", "published_at": "2026-09-14 23:31:46+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 23:57:30.803797+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "generative-ai", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Dana Bash", "Anthropic", "Dario Amodei", "Bernie Sanders", "Steve Bannon", "CNN", "Scott Galloway", "Jessica Tarlov"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it-looms-over-the-midterms-with-dana-bash", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it-looms-over-the-midterms-with-dana-bash.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it-looms-over-the-midterms-with-dana-bash.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-ai-backlash-as-it-looms-over-the-midterms-with-dana-bash.jsonld"}}