AMERICA'S VOICE LIVE WITH STEVE GRUBER - MARCH 4TH, 2026

Summary

Podcast Summary – America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber

Episode Date: March 4, 2026
Host: Steve Gruber
Featured Guests: Kristi Noem, Joe Kent (NCTC), President Donald Trump, Chris Wright (Energy Secretary), Rick Jackson (Georgia gubernatorial candidate), Dina Powell (Meta), Ruth Porat (Google), Mike Johnson (Speaker of the House), others.
Theme:
This episode delivers breaking analysis and interviews on the DHS funding shutdown, the security implications of border policy, ongoing national security crises, and the widely publicized White House roundtable on AI data centers’ impact on energy rates. It is a showcase of America First policy, national security priorities, and the intersection of big tech with energy infrastructure.

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Main Episode Theme

America’s Voice Live focuses on the intersection of national security, American economic interests, energy policy, and political leadership. The March 4th episode highlights the ongoing DHS funding shutdown, immigration controversies, the risk landscape related to Iran and terrorism, and a landmark White House roundtable convened by President Trump with major tech leaders to address skyrocketing electricity demand from AI data centers and how to protect American ratepayers.

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Key Discussion Points

1. The DHS Shutdown and National Security Concerns

Segment: 02:00 – 06:56

• DHS Shutdown:

  • Ongoing for approximately 2.5 weeks, triggered by partisan gridlock in Congress.
  • Kristi Noem (DHS Secretary) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, denouncing the “reckless” Democrat-led shutdown and outlining its impact on critical missions (e.g., border, aviation, cyber, disaster response).
  • Quote (Kristi Noem, 02:29):
    “The latest Democrat led shutdown of DHS is reckless. It’s unnecessary and it undermines the American national security and it harms the men and women who work at DHS and their families.”

• Human Impact:

  • TSA agents and other DHS personnel working without pay, with stories of hardship (cancer treatments delayed, workers selling plasma, taking extra jobs).

• Quote (Kristi Noem, 04:21):
  “These people joined TSA because of 9/11, because they wanted to be a part of keeping people safe in the United States and defending our homeland. … Our ability to fund disaster response is virtually gone. It needs to be refunded.”

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2. Allegations of Immigration Policy Failures & National Security

Segment: 05:52 – 08:31

• Alleged Government Complicity in Child Trafficking:

  • Noem claims, under prior administrations, unvetted sponsors were paid to take in migrant children, resulting in some being trafficked.
  • Quote (Kristi Noem, 05:52):
    “…the government paid sponsors in HHS in order to host these children. And those sponsors, many times… trafficked these children themselves.”

• “America Last” Narrative:

  • Host and Noem argue the shutdown and open border hamper national security while benefitting criminals and traffickers.

• Terror Threats:

  • Joe Kent cites National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) numbers:
    • 18,000 known/suspected terrorists reportedly entered the US under the Biden administration.
    • Criticizes vetting failures, tying recent violence and attacks directly to perceived border lapses.
  • Quote (Joe Kent, 08:31):
    "NCTC has identified around 18,000 known and suspected terrorists that the Biden administration let come into our country… despite their ties to jihadi groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda."

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3. War with Iran, Domestic Terror, and Protection

Segment: 10:15 – 11:48

• Escalating Threats:

  • Trump’s remarks on Iran: emphasizes military actions, the need to “obliterate” threats, and psychological framing of adversaries.
  • Quote (Donald Trump, 10:15):
    “They’re sick people. They’re mentally ill. Sick people. They’re angry. They’re crazy. They’re sick.”

• Domestic Implications:

  • Pro-Iranian/anti-US protests outside the White House (Chants: “From Iran to Palestine, from Palestine to Yemen, we will not back down”).
  • Recent mass shooting in Austin, Texas by a suspect with pro-jihadist rhetoric — held as an example of threats “invited in” by lax immigration policies.

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4. Highlight: The AI Data Center Electricity Roundtable at the White House

Segment: 16:11 – 57:59

A. Context and Objectives

• President Trump convenes industry leaders (Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, Oracle, SpaceX/X.AI) and key policymakers.
• Focus: AI data centers are fueling unprecedented electricity demand — may triple by 2035.
• Main Pledge: Big Tech companies will fully fund energy needed for their data centers, build their own plants, and not pass costs to American households.

B. Trump’s Opening Remarks

• National Security: Links strong AI, energy, and military policies.

• Praises energy independence and military actions, rails against “the Obama nuclear deal,” and asserts American dominance in AI and energy.

• Quote (Donald Trump, 16:11):
  “…a great display of military strength, and I’m very proud to have… rebuilt our military during the first term. … Sort of my idea, like very much so — build your own power plant. And everybody thought I was kidding. … We’ll get you fast permits and you’ll build your own plants.”

• Five Commitments from Tech Companies: (27:01+)

  1. Provide/pay for all power generation for AI projects.
  2. Cover the costs of upgrading existing infrastructure.
  3. Negotiate new rate structures, commit to paying for capacity even if unused.
  4. Invest in local communities via workforce development, jobs.
  5. Use new infrastructure to feed backup power to local grids when needed.

• Quote (Donald Trump, 27:03):
  “…American consumers aren’t going to have to even think about it. And your electric costs are going to be going down…”

C. Industry and Government Reactions

• Chris Wright, Energy Secretary (43:49):

  • Praises private sector partnership, the “businesslike” approach to government, and the focus on both AI leadership and price control.
  • “We have to lead in AI and we have to stop electricity price rise. … The President said you’re going to work with them like business leaders.”

• Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House (47:54):

  • Frames the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” as a win-win for all — keeps communities on board and dispels misinformation and fear.
  • Quote (Mike Johnson, 49:35):
    “Trust is not given by communities and local stakeholders. It’s built over time. … This pledge is a huge part of building that important foundation for the future. America’s back, Mr. President.”

• Dina Powell, Meta (53:55):

  • Announces a workforce development partnership in Ohio to train fiber technicians for future data centers, guaranteeing jobs.
  • Quote (Dina Powell, 53:55):
    “We are proud to say today that we want to fully cover the cost of the energy that we use in our data centers, create jobs and opportunities.”

• Ruth Porat, Google (56:47):

  • Commits to significant new energy investments:
    • Example: 7,800 megawatts of new Texas generation under contract.
  • Quote (Ruth Porat, 56:47):
    “Google is grateful for all that you and your administration are doing to secure America’s continued leadership in AI. … We will meaningfully invest across America to bring new energy online.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Steve Gruber (Host, on the impact of the shutdown, 03:21):
  “Democrats want to hand out paychecks to people who aren’t working… but is unwilling to pay hardworking citizens for doing jobs they’re actually doing and need to be done.”

• Donald Trump, on the tech industry’s challenge and government’s new approach (26:30):
  “Some people said, double [increased electricity demand for AI]. I said, whether it’s double or triple, that’s crazy. And that was just for AI.”

• Chris Wright, on the scale of transformation (43:49):
  “The nation that leads in AI will be the military superpower that has been and must remain the United States…”

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Timestamps & Important Segments

• [02:00-06:56] – DHS Shutdown & Noem’s Testimony
• [05:52-08:31] – Child Trafficking, Immigration, Terrorist Entry Allegations
• [10:15-11:48] – Trump & Panel on Iran, Domestic Threats
• [16:11-27:00] – Trump’s Opening Remarks at the AI Data Center Roundtable
• [27:01-43:49] – Pledge Details & Big Tech Introductions
• [43:49-47:54] – Chris Wright (Energy), Fast Permitting, Private Sector Role
• [47:54-51:58] – Mike Johnson, John Newson, Others on Community & Affordability
• [53:55-56:47] – Dina Powell (Meta), Workforce Announcement
• [56:47-57:59] – Ruth Porat (Google), Texas Energy Investment

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Conclusion

This episode weaves together pressing national security controversies, border and terror concerns, and a sweeping new public-private electricity/AI initiative. The White House’s roundtable marks a major shift: making Big Tech directly responsible for the impact of AI on the national grid, promising new jobs, and claiming to shield Americans from higher bills. All dialogue is delivered in forceful, utilitarian language—embodying the show’s commitment to "Real News, Honest Views" rooted in America First priorities.

For listeners wanting clarity on current Republican positions on border/immigration, AI, and energy, or the priorities of today’s American populist right, this episode is both detailed and direct.

Transcript

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[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

This is America's Voice live. And welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Guerrilla, the pulse of the people. We need somebody that's going to hear the people's voice, the truth the mainstream won't touch. This guy is by definition a globalist. And the stories that matter, rav's own Ben Berklam.

[Unidentified Supporter or Reporter]

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[Donald Trump]

I see him. I see him.

[Joe Kent or NCTC Representative]

I see

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

live breaking news right now here on Real America's Voice. Filtered. These people are domestic terrorists and unapologetic. We're here to take a stand for God and country. Let's feel good. America's Voice Live starts now. Welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Gerber. It is Wednesday, the 4th of March, the year of our Lord 2026. Let's get into today's top stories. As always, thank you for joining me here on Real America's Voice. We truly appreciate your patronage. President Trump is scheduled for a roundtable discussion this hour on ratepayer protection from increasing electricity costs due to the expansion of data centers across the country. It'll happen in the Indian Treaty Room at the White House any moment now. Soon as he goes live, we'll take you to the White House for all that action to see if they can control your electric bills. Meanwhile, we have a lot to get to, from the ongoing DHS funding conflict to Operation Epic Fury against Iran, as well as the primaries and midterms that are fully in swing now. So let's dive right in. With the United States involved in a high stakes war, it seems to me that some inside the Beltway have lost the whole thing. In a fog of partisanship, the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down now for about two and a half weeks. And DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday to answer questions about the administration's immigration enforcement. She called the current shutdown reckless and slam Democrats for Putting party over country. Here she is.

[Kristi Noem]

The latest Democrat led shutdown of DHS is reckless. It's unnecessary and it undermines the American national security and it harms the men and women who work at DHS and their families. Despite the House passing a bipartisan, bicameral full year DHS funding bill, it is Senate Democrats who have chosen not to fund the department and have held this department hostage as a result. Critical national security missions, including border security, immigration enforcement, aviation security, disaster response, cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure are all being strained. Our ability to provide for a safe and successful World cup is being hindered as well. More than 100,000 dedicated DHS employees are once again being asked to work without pay for the third time in just five months.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

Well, the level of Democrat hypocrisy on this issue, it's mind blowing. This is the party that wants to hand out paychecks to people who aren't working using your tax dollars, but is unwilling to pay hardworking citizens for doing jobs they're actually doing and need to be done. Important jobs protecting the country. And it's a job that the American people voted for. DHS has already removed 3 million illegal aliens from this country and Democrats want to penalize them for doing exactly that. There are obvious national security consequences for this shutdown, but there are also heart wrenching personal ones. Just a few weeks ago, the administrator of the TSA told Congress that during the last shutdown agents were having to sleep in their cars to save on gas, sell their plasma for a few extra bucks and take on second jobs too. And now Democrats have put them through it all again. It's hell. And how do they even get back on their feet if they haven't had a chance to do that yet? Kristi Noem shared several more stories during her testimony yesterday.

[Kristi Noem]

Here's a couple couple of the stories that I had heard when I spent time with them just in recent days was one individual whose wife needed cancer treatment, twelve hundred dollar treatment that he couldn't afford and had to go and borrow money so she could get her cancer treatment because he wasn't getting his paycheck. Another individual who had nine children, was raising two of his grandchildren as well that was struggling to pay his bills, took a nighttime job as a welder just to try to keep food on the table for the responsibilities that he had. These people joined TSA because of 9 11, because they wanted to be a part of keeping people safe in the United States and defending our homeland. Beyond that, fema, our ability to fund disaster response is virtually gone. It needs to be refunded. Our FEMA employees are out there doing work every single day, but we have 10,800 individuals that are funded out of the disaster relief fund that could potentially not be there for them and not respond to individuals who need it when they have those terrible storms or devastating crises.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

Yeah, There can no longer be any more doubt over the fact that the Democrat party is the America Last party. They're putting off disaster relief funding for Americans because they're mad that non American criminals are being sent back to their own countries. I know. It's weird, right? Noem shared more than just personal stories, though. She also dropped this bombshell which should be grounds for throwing Joe Biden and Alejandro Marquez into jail. I mean, if there's equal justice.

[Kristi Noem]

Listen, the one thing that has been challenging is that under the Biden administration, the government paid sponsors in HHS in order to host these children. And those sponsors, many times we found instances where they trafficked these children themselves. So under that administration, we not only had children that were in this country as a part of a program, the government was paying individuals that were knowingly trafficking them and abusing them. That has stopped. We have gone through and found these children and put them back with their families when we have the opportunity to do so and with loved ones that will care for them. I would say that even in one case, we have other countries where we've been working with them to get their children back home. We've where we've been prevented returning these families back and helping them to be reunified by activist judges. But we will continue to work to ensure that these individuals and these children that were abused by the trafficking over the border have the opportunity to be brought back to their families and to their loved ones going forward.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

Well, the last administration was so hell bent on flooding our country with illegals that it was paying child traffickers to sponsor unaccompanied minors. Paying them with your money. I give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't know that they were paying child traffickers. But they clearly didn't do their due diligence in making sure that the people they were handing paychecks to were not trafficking these children for. Well, for bad things. It should make every elected politician in the room sick to their stomach to hear that regardless of political party. This is selective compassion to claim to be compassionate towards the illegal aliens, but have no problem when the administration let those kids into the homes of unvetted child traffickers simply because the system was too overwhelmed to stop it. Like Secretary Noem said, the shutdown undermines our national security. It handicaps the Department of Homeland Security from keeping our homeland safe. And I can't imagine a more important time for that objective than right now. During the Biden administration, we know for a fact that at least 2,000 Iranian nationals were released directly into the country after being arrested and at the border. How many more made it through undetected? The answer is we have no idea. None at all. How many are still here and plotting our downfall on US Soil while Iran strikes our military bases and embassies abroad? Joe Kent, the director of the US National Counterterrorism center, testified just back in December on the staggering number of individuals with jihadist ties that were allowed into this country during the Biden administration. Here's what he said.

[Joe Kent or NCTC Representative]

NCTC has been crunching the numbers and going through the sheer volume of known and suspected terrorists that are in the country that came in under the Biden administration. So far, NCTC has identified around 18,000 known and suspected terrorists that the Biden administration let come into our country. These are individuals who under normal circumstances would never be allowed to enter our country because of their ties to jihadi groups or like ISIS and Al Qaeda. Yet the Biden administration not only let them into the country and in many cases facilitated their entry into the country. Just like the entry of the Afghan terrorists who committed the terrorist attack here just before Thanksgiving, killing one of our National Guard members and wounding another. That Afghan was brought into the country as a group of over 100,000 Afghans who were brought here during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. These individuals, despite what has been reported, were not vetted properly to come into the United States.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

18,000 that we know of. Ken said that NCTC was working overtime with the FBI and DHS to get these people off our streets. But that was just in December. And DHS is not even funded currently, as you know. So who knows how many of those 18,000 are still out and about walking around, and how many more are hiding that we don't even know about? It is important, more important than ever, that Democrats swallow their pride and fund DHS so that it can protect Americans during this time of war, both abroad and soon here. Sadly, Trump accurately described the mindset of the people who chant Death to America yesterday. Here's what he a big, big factor

[Donald Trump]

in this world and future factors. What we're doing right now with Iran, if we don't stop them, or if we didn't stop them, or if we didn't start. They've been decimated. But if we didn't do what we're doing right now, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries. Because you know what? They're sick people. They're mentally ill. Sick people. They're angry. They're crazy. They're sick.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

You know, it's no question that these crazy, angry people are here. And they're not afraid. In fact, they've set up demonstrations outside the White House showing a full embrace of Islamic terrorism while making a martyr of Ali Hamani, the former supreme leader.

[Donald Trump]

Here it is. And that means never accept humiliation. And we truly are a people that will never accept the humiliation. From Iran to Palestine, from Palestine to Yemen. We will not back down, we will not give up. And we will kick the boot of imperialism off the neck of our region. Inshallah. Settler, settler, go back home. The Middle east is ours alone. Thank you all.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

It looks to me like DHS should probably check out most of the people in that crowd at this time. That's a good place to start. Now, this can't be a winning strategy for Democrats to support flying the Islamic Republic of Iran's flag outside the White House. That alone should lose them the midterms. But they'll continue to spin and spin to make that seem normal and American. It's not. We have more allies than ever abroad, but the threat here at home is real. Within a day of the strikes against Iran, that man from Senegal, West Africa opened fire inside a bar in Austin, Texas, killing three, injuring 14 more. He was wearing a sweatshirt for the words Property of Allah and had an Iranian flag on the shirt underneath. He frequently posted anti American, pro jihadist sentiments on Twitter, encouraging the coming of the Islamic revolution in America. And this is how he acted on those sentiments. And I'm willing to bet that there are more like him. It's weird to me that the FBI says we're trying to figure out the motive. I think we've got that figured out. But I digress. The Democrat Party's reckless shutdown exposes their true colors as the America last cabal, punishing the heroes at DHS for daring to deport the very illegals Americans voted to remove. While radicals wave Iranian flags outside the White House. And jihadists like the Austin shooter act on the hatred. Biden's open borders invited here. TSA agents shouldn't sell plasma or sleep in their cars so child traffickers and terror watchless threats can roam free. Noam's testimony lays bare this isn't compassion it's complicity in national suicide fund, dhs. Now end the games or own the next attack. America first isn't optional. It's survival. And that's the monologue for today. Coming up after the break, the race for Georgia's governor is heating up as we inch closer to the midterm primaries and closer to the midterm elections. I'll be bringing on the leading Republican candidate for the race for Georgia's governor next. Well, with the 2026 midterms now underway and Republican primaries just held in three states, the fight for the future of the GOP is front and center. And that energy now is filling into the race for Georgia's governor and the next governor of that state. As President, Trump's America first agenda drives turnout and shapes key contests. One conservative outsider is doing well in early polling, positioning himself as the candidate who can carry that momentum forward and deliver real results for voters there in the Peach State. Joining me now is Rick Jackson, running for governor of Georgia. Rick, welcome back.

[Donald Trump]

Thank you very much, Steve. I appreciate it.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

Good to have you here. The last time you were here, we talked about US Antibiotics, and now you're running for governor of Georgia. What happened between then and now?

[Donald Trump]

Well, first of all, I was inspired by the way that Trump runs the

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

country like a business. So as an example, when we bought

[Donald Trump]

us antibiotics in 21, we changed the name of the company to US Antibiotics,

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

and it took seven months under Biden

[Donald Trump]

just to get the logo approved. Under Trump, we introduced a new medicine called Amoxicillin XR. We applied in October and got approved

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

in 60 days because they streamlined the FDA.

[Donald Trump]

And it's just unbelievable what he's done there.

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

In addition to that, I was talking to the White House about the fact that we make amoxicillin for 7 cents,

[Donald Trump]

but Americans pay a dollar apiece because

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

of all the middle people in the process.

[Donald Trump]

And then they told me, well, next

[Steve Guerrilla (Host of America's Voice Live)]

week we're coming out with Trump. Well, I apologize for interrupting, Rick. Sorry about that. But the president is making his way into the room. President Trump is in the Indian Treaty Room today. As you can see, he's making his way in. He's going to hold a roundtable event there, one point to discuss AI companies and the need for them to power their own data centers. Of course, these data centers are popping up all over the country. The president just about to take his seat. Let's dip in and see what he has to say.

[Donald Trump]

I think you probably want to speak about war rather than this, but this is very important. This is very important, and we're doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly, I would say. Somebody said, on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15. And we're going to continue to do well. We have the greatest military in the world by far, and that was a tremendous threat to us for many years, 47 years, they've been killing our people and killing people from all over the world. And I think we have great support. And I think if we didn't do it first, they would have done it to Israel and give us a shot, if that was possible. And if we didn't terminate the worst deal, one of the worst deals ever made, the Obama nuclear deal. I call it the Obama nuclear deal, where he gave everything to Iran, including a nuclear weapon. It was a road to a nuclear weapon. Bad things would have happened four years ago because they would have had a weapon four years ago if I didn't terminate that deal. So we're in a very strong position now. And their leadership is just rapidly going. Everybody that seems to want to be a leader, they end up dead. And it's. It's an amazing, amazing thing that's taking place before your eyes, because for 47 years we were pushed around and we shouldn't have been. And I think I can say, and you see it as well as I do, you see the tremendous progress that's being made. Their missiles are being wiped out rapidly. Their launchers are being wiped out. They're attacking their neighbors, they're attacking their, in some cases, allies, or not so long ago, allies. And, you know, it's really a nation that was out of control, and they would have used it on us if we let them, if we waited any longer. A big, A big factor was Soleimani, the killing of Soleimani in my first term. And maybe the biggest factor was the rebuilding of the military in my first term. And then the B2s hit the. And I use the word obliterate because it really was. It was a complete obliteration of their nuclear potential. And that set them back very, very seriously. If we didn't hit within two weeks, they would have had a nuclear weapon. If we didn't do the B2 attack a number of months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon. And when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen. So we're in very good shape now. I want to let you know that. And we will continue forward. But it's a great display of military strength, and I'm very proud to have with some of the people in the room, both senators and congressmen, we rebuilt and women, we rebuilt our military during the first term. And we're using it a little bit more than I thought we would have to. Venezuela worked out really great. We have a wonderful relationship with the president and the various representatives, and we're taking out hundreds of millions of barrels of oil. And that goes to our benefit and to Venezuela's benefit. They'll be doing better than they've ever done before, and we will get a big piece of that, and we'll also make life wonderful for the people of Venezuela who have been very, very badly hit. So that's a lot said in a short period of time, but you can witness it for yourself. And now we'll get onto something that I'm very proud of because it was sort of my idea. Sort of my idea, like very much so build your own power plant. And everybody thought I was kidding. They said, really? You can do that? How would you do that? I said, we'll get you fast permits and you'll build your own plants. But we're going to discuss it in great detail with the biggest people in the industry and some of our great leaders and senators. And congratulations on the Medal of honor for your 100 year soldier. You know, 100 years old. 101, to be exact. And Darrell's been fighting that he get the Congressional Medal of Honor for many years. Darrell, right. Mr. President, I give you all the

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

credit for overcoming the lawyers in the Department of the Navy in a way

[Donald Trump]

that I thought was amazing. Yeah. Nobody could have done it but you. Maybe it'll be a long. We had to. We had to get it to him a little bit quickly. But he looks like he's in good shape. He's got some years left. Right.

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

He's planning to come back here for

[Donald Trump]

your next Medal of Honor ceremony. And he's also going to be the star at Tail Hook this summer if

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

you want to come to Reno.

[Donald Trump]

Well, I congratulate you for the. That success. That was amazing. He didn't stop. I've known him a long time. He never stops. So congratulations. It's very nice. We're here this afternoon for a historic signing that will help keep down utility bills very, very substantially and electricity prices for millions of Americans. And in many cases, for a lot of people that don't really understand why they're going up, but they're not going to be going up, they're going to be actually going down. Today we follow through on an announcement I made in my state of the union address last week as America's largest tech companies officially signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. It's a big deal, going to have a tremendous impact on electricity costs. We're bringing down all of the costs. We're having this little interlude to do what we have to do because we had it going. But these are, these interludes are very important, especially this one. But the economy has never been like this. We've never broke 50,000 on the Dow. People thought we wouldn't do that within the first four years. We did it in the first year and we brought seven on the S&P, 7,000 on the SP. They said that's even less likely to happen. And we did that too, all within the first year. Under this new agreement, big tech companies are committing to fully cover the cost of increased electricity production required for AI data centers. And that would be prices for American communities will not go up, but in many cases will actually come down very substantially because you know, the data centers and you people are so big as you're the biggest in the world, but they've developed a little bit of a bed public. They have. They need some PR help because people think that if a data center goes in, their electricity prices are going to go up. And that's not happening. It's not going to happen. And for the areas where it did happen, it won't happen anymore because they never had this alternative. It's actually going to mean the prices come down. You're going to see how badly they want some, some centers were rejected by communities for that. And now I think it's going to be just the opposite. It this means that the tech companies and the data centers will be able to get the electricity they need, all without driving up electricity costs for consumers. This is a historic win for countless American families. And we'll also make our electricity grid stronger and more resilient than ever before. So that's part of it. It's going to be strengthened up and they're going to be getting a lot of excess electricity from the data centers. We where they build their own plants, they're going to be creating their own electricity. We're pleased to be joined today by speaker Mike Johnson, who's got a difficult job, but he does it as easy as anybody I've ever seen do that job. It's never easy when you have a majority of two. Or sometimes less. I was going to say sometimes less, but he's amazing. And Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who's worked so hard, and Senators Katie Britt, Bernie Marino, John Usted. Thank you, everybody. Really great. Thanks, Katie. Representative Darrell Issa and Derek Van Orden, thank you both. And Derek, thank you. Nice to see you. OSTP director Michael Kratios, AI and crypto czar David Sachs, as well as the commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulation and Regulatory Commission. And an audience. In the audience you have Laura Sweat, David Rosner, Lindsay See and Judy Chang, all very well known people, especially in this group of geniuses. We have a lot of geniuses here and a lot of geniuses that are also very strong people representing labor. We love labor. We love these guys. I also want to recognize the industry leaders here to sign the pledge. And this is a pledge that's going to be a very important pledge to the country and to their companies also. They benefit also very substantially, including president of Google, Ruth Porat. That's a good company. Where's Ruth? That's big stuff. Google, that's, you know, it used to be US Steel and things like that. Now it's Google other places. President of Meta, Dina Powell, who was with me. Dina Powell was with me for a long time. And I called up Mark and I said, congratulations. That was a good hire, right? That was a good hire. She's fantastic and her husband is fantastic. He was. He's a great senator. And he ran in a place called Pennsylvania and he ran against somebody that was very tough to win. It was very, very tough to win. And he, he won pretty easily, actually. People were shocked. I wasn't. You and I weren't surprised, were we? But he's a spectacular man. President of Microsoft, Brad Smith. Thank you, Brad. It's good to see you. Microsoft is unbelievable. CEO of OpenAI, Brad Lightcap. Brad, where are you? Brad? Brad, you're so young. Look at how young. I think you have to be young in that world, perhaps. Thank you, Brad. CEO of Amazon Web Services, Matt Garman. Matt. Thank you, Matt. Very well. Say hello to my friend. Right. Doing a good job. CEO of Oracle, Clay Moosequark. Moosequark. Is that fairly good? I don't know. I'm not sure. I usually don't. I just go right over it and I say Moose Quirk. But how are you? Thank you very much. Appreciate it. I give you a hard job. It's a hard name. You did good.

[Unidentified Supporter or Reporter]

You did well for the difficulty of that name.

[Donald Trump]

That's right. I think so. Thank you very much. And Gwen Shotwell. Gwen Shotwell of xai, another real leader. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. And say hello, right, to a special person, the last administration, their allies in Congress gave us the worst inflation in, I say the history of our country, but they say 48 years. So I'll take either one. It doesn't matter. The press gets very upset when I say in the history of our country. They get very angry about it. Actually, they say it was only 48 years. They say, you know, in some ways, 48 years sounds worse because it's very specific, but it sounds a little worse. But either way, take either one. And the ruinous energy policies were a big reason why many working families utility bills increased more than 30% during the Biden administration, the worst administration in the history of our country. That's why on day one, I declared a national energy emergency. We had no choice but to do that and signed an executive order to dramatically accelerate construction of new energy infrastructure, which we are doing at record numbers. And we're rapidly bringing down those costs very rapidly. We inherited a mess. I say it all the time. We inherited a total message, and in many cases, we've fixed it, but we're fixing it, and we'll always be fixing it. We're going to make it better and better and better. Many Americans are still concerned that the massive energy demand from AI data centers could drive up their electricity bills in the future. And we understand that by 2035, energy demand is expected to more than triple. Can you believe it? A lot of it is AI and it's also all these big plants that are being built all over the country. There's coming in from Canada and Mexico, from Germany, from Japan, from South Korea. They're all coming here to build cars again. You know, we lost 54% of our car industry because we had presidents that honestly, on trade and business, they didn't know what the hell they were doing. I could say the same thing for the chip industry. We lost the chip industry, but it's all coming back. You could have stopped it so easy. All you would have had to do is put a charge or a tariff on. If you wanted to leave the United States, that's fine. You can go to Taiwan or anywhere you want. But if you're going to make your product and sell it back in here, you're going to pay 100% or 200 or 300% tariff, and nobody would have ever left. But they missed that opportunity. But it's not going to matter now because it's all coming. They're all coming back. By 2035, energy demand is expected to more than triple under the ratepayer protection pledge. We're signing. Today, the big tech companies are making five important commitments to keep utility prices down for American consumers. First, these companies are committing to provide or pay for all power generation and electricity needed for their AI projects, which is massive. And where possible, they'll add capacity to the grid by building new power stations. And so they're going to be making their own electricity. They're not going to be taking from the grid. And they will actually, probably based on what I'm seeing, they're building overcapacity. And they'll be able to sell that overcapacity at very low prices into the grid. In addition to that, we're fixing the grid. Now, if we didn't do this, this was, I believe, I don't know. Nobody's going to challenge you on challenge. I think this was my idea. I said, wait a minute, we can't. When I first got involved with AI, they said, we will need triple the energy. Think of this. Triple the energy of what we have now. Some people said, double. I said, whether it's double or triple, that's crazy. And that was just for AI. It is incredible. And when you see the buildings we're talking about, you start to understand it. But unless you saw buildings that go for miles and buildings that are so big, buildings that cost 60, 60 billion dollars. I said, you mean 60 million dollars? When I first got involved, they said, we're building a $60 billion building. I said, you mean $60 million? $60 million is a big building. It's not that big, but it's pretty big nowadays. They said, no, no, sir. We're going to spend 60 billion. But now it's like 100 billion and 150 billion. And the bottom line, it takes electricity like nobody has ever seen before. And I said, well, with an old grid, even if we fix it really well, which we're in the process of doing, you can't take that and double our electricity. They're going to have to build it themselves. And I told Mark, I actually told Mark, I told Elon, I told people. Nobody believed me. They said, you're going to let us build our own electric? Because they've been so used to being beaten down and to have people with no ideas, no ideas how to solve problems, and then the whole thing fails. It's a whole disaster. They said, no, I'm serious. And in one case, they submitted plans and they didn't do what I told them. And when I called them, I said, why don't you have your plant here? We thought you were kidding. Are you serious? You really. They couldn't believe it in a good way. They said, it's too good to be true. And I said, no, it's not. And here's the other thing. You'll have your approvals within two, three or four weeks. It used to take 20 years to get it prior to rejection. So in other words, you go 20 years prior to rejection, they'd vote. I've known many plants where they've been. I knew people, they started off young. They were young, trying to get approvals for a stupid plant. One plant. Their whole life was devoted to getting this plant. And around 22 years, in one case, 22 years later, he got rejected. I said, that's not good. He wasted, let's say, half of his working life on getting an approval. And he didn't get. Now we get it in two weeks, three weeks, maybe four weeks. When I came in, originally, in my first term, we had two big LNG plants in Louisiana. They were in the 14th year of getting approvals, and they had just been rejected. And I got involved. They were tremendous plants. They're up now. They're working beautifully. They built the third one. They're magnificent. I mean, if you like pipes, this is a plant. The whole thing is, you look inside, all it is, is pipes. I've never seen anything quite like it. It's like lying two or three Empire State buildings on their side and doing nothing but putting pipes into it. So I didn't know exactly what it represented. All I knew is this is what they needed. So got involved. The first one I got done in one day. The second one, I was a little bit slower that week, and it took me one week. So I got the first one done in one day. Got fully approved, they were. And when they called up the head and I didn't want anything, I don't want anything for myself. I want it for the country. When they called up the head of a company like Microsoft or like any one of the people in this room, but they called up the heads, they said, no, we got rejected. No, you just got approved. It was one day and one week and they were built. And they're in your state, by the way, right? And they are big and they're doing great. Lots of pipes and lots of pipes. Right. That's all I noticed. I said, I've never seen anything like that. Anyway, so for these companies committing to provide or pay for all power generation, electricity needed for their AI projects, where possible, they will add capacity to the grid. They're going to be adding A lot of capacity. And I think it's going to be really. And I've seen some power plants. I'm actually more interested in the power plant than I, than I am in information. I said, where do you make the money for this? They said, information. I said, okay, that's good. That's got to be a lot of information though, right? And it's turning out to be true, David, it better be true because you got a big, big bet. This country has a big bet on it. But it's incredible what they're doing and what they're coming up with. Second, they'll cover the costs of upgrading existing power delivery infrastructure and their energy demand as it requires further investment. So they'll be upgrading existing power delivery infrastructure. They will third, negotiate separate rate structures with utilities to clearly and cleanly assign them to the cost of new capacity investments and commit to paying even if they do not end up using all of that electricity. They're going to make a commitment. So we're going to have a situation where you're not going to have increased electric bills for homes that are in the area or even outside of the area. And fourth, they'll invest in the local communities where they build and operate, provide workforce development and jobs for skilled Americans like those with us today. We have great, great skilled people. Electricians, engineers, H vac technicians, server and network technicians, power plant workers, plumbers, welders and many others. All people that I've hired. All my life I've been hiring you guys and you've done a great job. I've built a lot of buildings, a lot of good ones. And finally, they will use their infrastructure to contribute back up power to local grids during times of need. So they're going to have a lot of backup power. We're going to have a lot of excess. Basically, we're building massive amounts of electricity and you're not paying for it at all. And the companies want to do it because this way they can, otherwise they couldn't build. I mean, the option really was not about cost, it was about there's no way of possibly taking the old grid and doubling it in a matter of months or years. So in short, America's largest and richest tech companies will be funding a colossal expansion of U.S. energy. We'll have, I read where China is building tremendous energy. I know you've got to respect it, but we're building similar amounts. We're building what we need and we're building it through the private sector, we're building it through great companies and I've seen some of the plants that these geniuses, they are real geniuses, are showing. And I say, wow, that's really great. You're really doing things in terms of technology with electricity that frankly the standard wonderful power companies probably aren't going to be getting there. Maybe as you build them, they'll be start. But some of the plants that I've seen, Dina, are absolutely unbelievable. So they're going to be producing massive amounts of electricity and energy, the grid. So the American consumers aren't going to have to even think about it. And your electric costs are going to be going down now, unfortunately, it'll take a little time to get there. So they'll say, well, you know, I don't know who's going to follow me, but whoever is going to follow me is going to have some big advantage. You know, it happened with Biden where we got a lot of approvals for things, but they take statutorily a year or two years. And I got one on medicine that was good. Not as good as favorite nations, which we just got. That's, that's 80 and 90% drops. Okay. Nobody is going to believe it, but I got one on various medicines and it was good, but it doesn't kick in for two years. I said, I hope I win this election because I'm going to get so much credit. And the election was rigged and stuck, stolen. And he stood up there one day getting credit. He didn't even know what the hell he was talking about. He got the credit. He was talking about how he did this and he had no idea what he was talking about, but we were the ones that got it. And I hate that. So this is going to happen again because somebody is going to be getting a lot of credit into the future, but this is really the pretty, pretty current future. This is going to go very quickly. This is going to happen almost immediately. The United States States is leading the world in AI by a lot. We're leading China. We're leading everybody by a lot. Without this, you wouldn't even. I don't think you could build. Brad, you couldn't build a plant right without this. I don't think you could. You know, you'd have to rely on the grid and you wouldn't be able to do that. So the United States is leading by a lot. We're leading everybody. And, and it's not only, you know, other countries are very much into it. They all want it. But we're going to be dominant in this, in this field, which is very important. In crypto, we want to be dominant. We want to be dominant in everything we do. And this agreement will ensure that America can maintain the most advanced AI infrastructure on the planet without American families being forced to pick up the tab. And that's why the early ones, they, you know, they hook up to the electric utilities and they can't produce the kind of numbers electric wise that they want. And they end up raising the rates. It's not going to happen anymore. And now it's going to go the opposite way. They'll make a lot of money. And electric rates, we actually think they're not going to stay. I think they're going to actually, Chris, they are going to actually come down election. So your electric bills will actually come down. It'll take a little while, but not long. So this new strategy, never tried before in any country country will pave the way for continued American dominance in energy and technology working together. So you're going to have great energy sources because you're going to build them yourself. And if they're not good, you'll make them a little bit bigger and better. Right. But again, a lot of people, it took me six months to convince people that I was serious about this. And we have a very big key to what we're doing is Lee Zeldiny. He's in charge of the environmental department and energy and the job he's done is incredible. Getting you fast approvals. So some of the plants are starting and they're coming in. I say, Lee, two weeks for natural gas, don't worry about wind. Forget it, it's worthless. You don't get approvals for wind. We don't do wind in this because it's a loser. Except for China, they make all the windmills. You know, China makes all the windmills. The only problem is they don't have wind farms. You ever think somebody is going to have to look at that? How many wind farms have you seen lately in China? They make the windmills, they sell them to the suckers over in Europe. Europe is buying them by the thousands. And I told them for three years this is not going to work out well. And now they're saying I was right. But we are, I say natural gas, clean, beautiful coal. You know, we don't ever say in the Trump administration you're not allowed to use the word coal unless you precede it by saying clean. Beautiful. And Chris made a beautiful speech about three weeks ago and he took me very, very seriously. And every time he, it was about coal. And every time he mentioned coal It'd say, clean, beautiful, coal, clean, beautiful coal, clean, beautiful. I said, chris, easy. It sort of. Sort of stepped in a speech a little bit. It was a little much, but we got the point across that coal is clean and beautiful. Well, look, it's. So many of the nations that are working are using coal, and you can do things with coal today that are incredible in terms of the environment and in terms of cleanliness. But I said two weeks for oil and gas, coal, and for a nuclear power plant, maybe take two or three weeks. You can take add on an extra week. But Lee Zeldin has done an amazing job in getting you all of the permits that you need, because normally that would take many, many years. And they're already building the plants. They're being built all over the country, and they are incredible. So with that, I'll introduce Chris Wright, who's. We were lucky to get him. Doug Burgum convinced me he was the best guy. I wanted Doug Burgum for his position, and because I'm very impressed with Doug. He's doing a fantastic job. He said, there's somebody that's better than me on energy. I said, a guy named Chris Wright. He said, biggest in the industry. He's the smartest. He's the best. I say, really, he's better than you. And Doug has a very big ego. So for him to say that was not easy. But I met Chris, and it was sort of love at first sight. He has done some job, and so has Doug. We put Doug, we gave him Interior where they have all the oil, and we gave him energy where they take it. Right. So we sort of did a friendly merger without going through Congress, because if we went through Congress, it would never get done unless the speaker wanted to get it done, in which case it would be all right. So, Christie, you could say a few words, please?

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

You bet. First of all, thank you all for being here today. The reason we're here and the things that are going to happen are because of the people in this room. I want to thank you because, Mr. President, for your leadership very early on. I mean, first week, I'm in my new job. I haven't had a boss in 40 years, and I'm in the Oval Office adjusting to this. And the president says to me two things very clearly. He says, number one, we have to lead in AI. We have to lead. This is a transformative technology. America must lead in AI. And the old energy policies that were going on would not lead in AI. We need to. To lead in AI. Number two, the government's a bureaucracy. It's always in the way of things. It's been in the way of AI. We've got to run the government like a business. The businesses who want to invest are our partners and get them here right away. And we've got to work with those partners. And boy, we have seven incredible leaders in the room today. We're going to win in AI and we're going to stop the rise of electricity prices because of the seven leaders that are sitting around this table. The President said you're going to work with them like business leaders. Ultimately, this is not a negotiation where one side wins and one side loses. We have the same interests. The interest of the businesses is to be embraced by the communities so they can build and develop data centers in their communities. Those data centers that are developed there are going to bring jobs and opportunities for people. They're going to have us lead in artificial intelligence, critical for our economy, critical for our national defense and critical for our security. The nation that leads in AI will be the military superpower that has been and must remain the United States of America. But this is a pivot and this is a transformation. And it's the bold leadership of the President and the bold long term vision of the business leadership leaders that I am very proud to call partners and friends around this table that have invested that money, that have developed those technologies, that are willing to invest those dollars and are also willing to fix the biggest problem. We had 30% electricity price rises during the Biden administration and we shrunk our amount of available dispatchable electricity. That is a train wreck waiting to happen. And the President recognized from the start, we, we have to lead in AI and we have to stop electricity price rise. And those are not in contradiction. These companies are smart, they're powerful, they're strong, they can build power, partner with them. And that's exactly. All of them embraced it. All of them have spent money to these noble causes. And as we heard, a number of states that have partnered with the people on this table have announced multi year rate freezes. Indiana is the leader now and the first one filing for a rate reduction. But it is the partnership of these companies and a business focused on government, focused on the American people that is the transformation. But I could not be more proud to be here. I've got to thank also our FERC commissioners that are here.

[Donald Trump]

Ferc.

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

FERC is a noble regulatory agency that just got bureaucratic and lived in a different time, at a different age. We need to make things happen faster.

[Donald Trump]

Could they Stand up?

[Mike Johnson (Speaker)]

Yes.

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

Can all the FERC commissioners stand up?

[Donald Trump]

Because, you know, they're the most powerful people in the country. I have had more people say, do you know ferc? I said, do I know ferc? What about ferc? And I learned so much about you, and you are the most powerful people in the country. So we want to be very nice to you. Please get us approvals. Please get us those approvals. Okay? Thank you all very much. Thank you.

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

The FERC team has worked hard, smartly, and practically to enable the revolution that's going to happen. America leading in AI and stopping the price rises. Thank you all so much. And, boy, one of the other things I'm crazy lucky about is to work as a partner with a guy who has the hardest job in the world and does it with a smile, does it with charm, and does it with Grace Smith. Speaker Mike Johnson.

[Mike Johnson (Speaker)]

Well, thanks so much, Mr. Secretary. Thanks to you all. It's a great honor to be here with the leaders of tech and industry, the FERC commissioners. They are so very important, and all these folks help all this happen. Look, only President Trump has the gravitas to be able to assemble the leaders of all these great companies in one room and also to conceive of an idea like the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. This is an idea whose time has come. I think it's going to be so well received around the country because let's be honest about it, there are concerns that people have had. There's a lot of misinformation out there, Mr. Secretary, about the rise in energy demand and what that's going to mean for our communities. So it is so meaningful to have leaders, the titans, to come in and say, everybody, be calm. This is going to be great. It's actually going to be better going forward. Not only is America going to stay on top and lead and be the strongest superpower that we are, we're going to continue to lead on AI. We're going to continue to make the communities better. I'm in the state of Louisiana. A lot of this is happening in Louisiana, Mr. President. It's not just a bunch of beautiful pipes. It's also data centers. Matt is doing a big one. And of course, Amazon's working in Louisiana and Stack and so many of the other companies and our communities are so grateful to have that investment, and also grateful because they're coming in as great corporate partners, community partners, and they're acting responsibly. They're helping to build out the energy grid, and they're making life better. Not just with good paying jobs, they're actually making life better in these communities and in our states. And so we're so grateful for that. I like what you said a moment ago. This is a win, win, win across the board. You have everybody who's come to the table in good faith under the leadership of this extraordinary president to make this happen for the country. It's at the perfect time.

[Donald Trump]

Time.

[Mike Johnson (Speaker)]

Trust is not given by communities and local stakeholders. It's built over time. And I think this pledge is a huge part of building that important foundation for the Future. America's back, Mr. President. So excited about that. Excited to be a part of this. Thanks so much for letting us be it.

[Donald Trump]

I think we'll go with John. Is that all right? John newson?

[John Newson (Representative)]

Thank you, Mr. President. In places like Ohio, this is a

[Chris Wright (Energy Secretary)]

very, very big deal.

[John Newson (Representative)]

I know that you know well that if we want to have economic dominance and national security dominance, we need to have technological dominance. And AI and data centers are a big piece of that. And I know that the American people want to win. They want to win this just like you do. We want to be superior to our challengers like China. We want to have AI dominance because that, that helps give our military, our manufacturing. Everybody across the country needs AI dominance if America wants to win. And I know you're the leader of the America first agenda. You want America to win, but so do the people in places like Ohio. But they're concerned about energy prices, right? They know that. They like those folks out there, the construction trades that build these, the, the plumbers, pipe fitters, H vac, electricians, the people that build the power plants, the laborers, the boilermakers. Like these are working people in places like Ohio that do amazing work to build the data centers, to build the power plants. But people just are worried about their energy prices. And what you're offering today with this roundtable with the ratepayer protection pledge, Mr. President, is great leadership because this solves the problem that people were worried about. And as the data centers build new power plants, it leads to energy stability, affordable, reliable electricity for American ratepayers, helping them win the affordability battle that you're leading. On behalf of this great team that you've assembled, and I just want to say thank you for your leadership on this.

[Donald Trump]

Thank you very much, John. And I hear you're doing very well in your race. He's running for a very important seat in a great state that I like a lot. It's always been good to me and it's going to be Good to you and it has been good to you. So good luck with that.

[John Newson (Representative)]

Thank you, Mr. President.

[Donald Trump]

You're going to do well. Michael, please.

[Unidentified Supporter or Reporter]

Thank you so much. Mr. President. You have been talking about this issue beginning as early as the campaign in July when we released the action plan. This was a focal point of the speech you gave. Talked about it again at the start, State of the Union. So this is a culmination of this idea that you've been working on for quite some time. And the key to all of this is that American AI leadership should never come at the cost of hard working Americans ability to pay their electricity bills. And frontier AI that all of these great companies work on every day, along with the data centers that underlie them, are going to accelerate scientific discovery. They're going to unlock economic, economic efficiencies, they're going to enable entire new industries to support the prosperity of all Americans and to continue to lead in AI. These great companies need to make new data centers. We need new fabrication capacity, we need new manufacturing facilities, and we need new power plants to be able to do all this great work. And today, through this pledge, we are challenging all these companies to think bigger when it comes to data center construction by identifying ways that we can can drive down the overall electricity cost, ultimately strengthen grid resilience and to create more American jobs in the communities that choose to build all of these data centers. By signing this pledge, all these companies here are making themselves accountable to you, Mr. President, and to the American people as they strengthen their commitment to benefiting the communities in which they build and they operate. We as an administration are using, using every tool at our disposal to ensure that the US can build and maintain the largest, most powerful and most advanced AI infrastructure anywhere on the planet. And today we recognize that building the future requires massive amounts of reliable energy. And I'm grateful to you, Mr. President, for acting so decisively to ensure that the growing demands of energy that we have are never passed to the American households.

[Joe Kent or NCTC Representative]

Thank you.

[Donald Trump]

Thank you very much, dina.

[Meta Representative (possibly Dina Powell)]

Thank you, Mr. President. It's such an honor to be with you today. I also want to thank your outstanding team for partnering with us. You know, it's been remarkable to watch this transformational moment and you positioning America to lead. Our country has had very big transformational movements before, whether it was coming together together, World War II or the Industrial Revolution. But this is different. The next three years, in many ways, sir, are the whole game. And those three years, while you are President, you have positioned us to win. You have not only made sure that energy dominance is a key to how we will succeed and the compute needs we need. But you've also done something very important. You've made us all know that it's not about the products, it's about the people. And at Meta, we are so proud of the jobs that we are creating, whether it is in Louisiana or in Ohio. So proud that it's not just extraordinary engineers, it is pipe fitters, it is welders, it is electricians. And I am particularly proud today to announce that partnering with Senator Moreno and Senator Housted, we have launched a pilot in Ohio to train fiber technicians. Some who are in this audience actually today, a very important skill set needed to build data centers. This four week program is a new curriculum. When you graduate, you have a license to be a fiber technician and a guaranteed job with meta. We are also extremely proud to sign the ratepayer pledge today also in Louisiana, as the speaker just said, said we have been able to lower the costs of so many Louisiana payers, energy payers, an estimated $650 million over 15 years. So we are proud to say today that we want to fully cover the cost of the energy that we use in our data centers, create jobs and opportunities. But more than anything, sir, we are really proud that we're going to to look back and have had the privilege to work with you and know that America won at such a critical time and that we did it really working with the American worker and so many others. So thank you sir. Proud to be here with you.

[Donald Trump]

So nice. Thank you very much.

[Meta Representative (possibly Dina Powell)]

I also want to say, sir, I forgot to say it. You know, it was 10 years ago, way before we were talking about AI, that you said there is honor and dignity plumbers and in workforce skills training. And you asked Ivanka, as you know, to chair that 10 years later we could not have imagined how much we needed all of those jobs and those programs and you marshaled the entire government to do it. That is having an impact in cities across the country. So thank you very much.

[Donald Trump]

Thank you very much.

[Meta Representative (possibly Dina Powell)]

Thank you, sir.

[Donald Trump]

Ruth, please.

[Ruth Porat (Google President)]

Thank you, Mr. President. Google is grateful for all that you and your administration are doing to secure America's continued leadership in AI. And to your point, it must be powered by abundant and affordable energy if it is to benefit all Americans. I'm pleased to be here to underscore Google's support for the ratepayer protection pledge. We're committed to assist in all of your work to support American household holds, American businesses in this exceptional era of innovation. So four brief points how we will deliver on this for Americans. First, adding to energy capacity Consistent with your call to build, bring or buy energy, we will meaningfully invest across America to bring new energy online. As you have stressed so frequently, to deliver the self sufficiency that is core to this pledge in Texas. This alone we are adding we have contracted to add more than 7,800 megawatts of net new energy generation and capacity to the grid as we grow our data center footprint. And very much to your point, we're committed to continuing to invest.

[Donald Trump]

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