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Michael Kratsios: “There's been no president more obsessed with energy…”

Featuring: Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Science Advisor to the President | National

White House tech adviser Michael Kratsios on AI, China and data centers

Published January 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:42

Yeah. So I would say two things. I mean, I don't think you have to be sort of a politico that tracks the news to know that There's been no president more obsessed with energy abundance than President Trump. So everything that we possibly can do to drive energy production in the United States and affordability is being done, from permitting to licensing of different energy sources and so on. (08:42–08:46)

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