Mast, who serves as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, began fielding pushback to his AI Overwatch Act from several conservative accounts on the social platform X last week, including far-right activist Laura Loomer.
The AI Overwatch Act, which the congressman introduced in December, would allow Congress to block advanced chip exports to U.S. foreign adversaries like China and Russia, creating a review process modeled after Congress' oversight of foreign arms sales.
Loomer slammed the measure Thursday as "pro-China sabotage disguised as oversight" and called on lawmakers to "kill the bill."
"It yanks control of advanced AI chip exports away from President Trump who is aggressively blocking CCP access to these chips, and instead hands veto power to Congress," she wrote on X.
"When the Democrats take back the House in 2026, Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries could greenlight sales of these chips to China or delay Trump's America First crackdown to help our adversaries," Loomer added.
Mast pushed back on Loomer, suggesting this "isn't a serious argument" and is instead "NVIDIA's lobbying talking points to sell chips to China."
Sacks also chimed in, agreeing with a post accusing the bill of attempting to take away Trump's authorities and limit his ability to strategically position the U.S. in relation to China.
In response, Mast touted the president's previous decisions to block sales of certain chipmaking tools and Nvidia's most advanced chips to China, saying he is "going to work to continue that momentum."
"You can advise him to sell H200 chips to China if you want, I advise the opposite," he added to Sacks. "That's your prerogative."
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