Sept. 19, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s plan to create the U.S. AI Force branch of the military and name an AI czar:
“President Donald Trump is once again exhibiting extraordinary leadership in the domain of national security to modernize America’s military posture and capabilities, and has wisely announced his plan for the creation of the U.S. AI Force to bring artificial intelligence into the employ of the Department of War, to build the next generation of autonomous weaponry and cyber capability that will ultimately be used in war. The AI arms race has already begun, the genie is out of the bottle and we cannot wish it away. It is more than we can be on our own: the U.S. AI Force will protect national security and humanity, and put the most sensitive aspects of this technology under Department of War purview while preserving the private sector via the civilian defense contracting process.
“In addition, an AI czar will be able to coordinate directly with the White House and AI companies to work on voluntary, industry-wide standards that can review models and ensure that frontier models are safely built while avoiding regulatory bottlenecks or unnecessary Nuclear Regulatory Commission frameworks that will stifle innovation in an arms race where the next important model will soon be produced in minutes and hours, not months and years.
“In 2019, President Trump wisely issued Space Policy Directive-4 to stand up the U.S. Space Force to secure near space, eventually becoming its own branch in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, and today he has again proven the foresight in calling for establishing the U.S. AI Force within the Department of War, cementing American leadership in space and technology for the next century while keeping the private sector and free markets able to make investments without fear of nationalization. Congress should act on this proposal as it did in 2019. The U.S. must remain ahead of China and all other peer adversaries on AI, and bringing it under Department of War auspices is vital to national security.”
Attachments:
“Existing Defense And Communications Law Already Covers Frontier AI Risks,” Sept. 16, 2026 at https://getliberty.org/2026/09/existing-defense-and-communications-law-already-covers-frontier-ai-risks/
“We Need An AI Manhattan Project,” By Robert Romano, Sept. 14, 2026 at https://dailytorch.com/2026/09/we-need-an-ai-manhattan-project/
“Anti-Data Centers Is The New Nuclear Freeze: China Wants To End American AI Dominance, Energy Production And Everything Else,” By Robert Romano, Sept. 8, 2026 at https://dailytorch.com/2026/09/anti-data-centers-is-the-new-nuclear-freeze-china-wants-to-end-american-ai-dominance-energy-production-and-everything-else/
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