Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Saturday dismissed “AI doomsdaying,” warning that China advantages from “overreaction” by the United States as the two international locations compete for dominance in synthetic intelligence.

Fetterman shared an article on X highlighting a Bloomberg evaluation analyzing what it described as the narrowing US lead over China in the AI race and the quicker tempo at which Chinese firms are deploying superior fashions.

The Pennsylvania Democrat reacted to the report by arguing that developments in AI are vital to nationwide safety.

“AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security,” Fetterman wrote.

Fetterman added that pulling back on the rising expertise would only profit America’s opponents.

“China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction,” he wrote. “I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying.”

Saturday’s submit was Fetterman’s newest call for the US to aggressively pursue AI growth.

Senator John Fetterman speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland and Government Affairs listening to on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2026. MATTHEW KAMINSKY/EPA/Shutterstock

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a go to in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Getty Images

Fetterman’s stance places the Pennsylvania Democrat largely in step with Trump on the want to speed up AI growth and develop the nation’s information heart infrastructure.

Earlier this month, Fetterman reacted to an article reporting that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was eyeing a potential pause on AI growth, arguing such a transfer would be welcomed by China.

“America must lead in the development of AI, otherwise we live under China’s rules,” Fetterman wrote. “That must not happen.”

Fetterman has also championed the growth of information facilities. In March, he pushed back against the prospect of imposing a moratorium on new AI information facilities in the US, blasting the proposal as “China First.”

His feedback came after President Donald Trump earlier this week inspired governors and native officers to welcome the development of AI information facilities.

“The construction jobs are enormous. We’re building the biggest plants anywhere in the world. And I can say, if I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in an AI plant or a data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous, and the money paid, the taxes paid are just enormous,” Trump said at the White House on Wednesday.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announce the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act during a joint look at the US Capitol on March 25, 2026. Getty Images

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi heads an occasion to signal the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in Beijing, China, on July 16, 2026. Getty Images

The president also said the AI trade wants “a little public relations help” as Americans have expressed issues about information facilities being constructed in their communities.

A Gallup ballot from May discovered a majority of Americans opposed the development of new information facilities close to where they dwell.

Those surveyed who opposed the amenities cited issues including their electrical energy and water consumption and potential environmental affect.

Trump signed an government order in July aimed at expediting the allowing course of for information facilities.

Regarding the regulation of AI, Trump instructed the trade “may be bigger than the internet.”

“We’re leading by a lot with AI. We want to keep it that way. We want to regulate, but we want to have regulation where they can continue to lead, not regulation that’s going to stifle a very important industry,” Trump said.

Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg and James Cirrone contributed to this report.