Josh Shapiro: “I damn well want to make sure it's the United States of…”

“I think this is one of the most critical national security issues of our time. Someone's going to win this race on AI. It's either going to be China or the United States. I damn well want to make sure it's the United States of America. And the way we win that is through the power of Pennsylvania energy and the ingenuity of the Pennsylvania workforce. I don't want to make a weight joke about myself, but sometimes I feel like a blimp.” (01:46–01:50)

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