President Trump's longtime pollster is offering Republican candidates a detailed playbook for neutralizing Democratic attacks over AI data centers — down to what language they should and shouldn't use. Why it matters: Republican strategists say GOP candidates have been all over the map in responding to the backlash to data centers. - The goal is to put Republicans on offense after months of playing defense on the issue. Driving the news: Pollster Tony Fabrizio warns in a two-page memo obtained by Axios that "unqualified support for building more AI data centers is a losing position." - Fabrizio specifically advises candidates not to say, "I support building more data centers," warning: "It will be clipped and show up in ads." -…
President Trump's longtime pollster is offering Republican candidates a detailed playbook for neutralizing Democratic attacks over AI data centers — down to what language they should and shouldn't use. Why it matters: Republican strategists say GOP candidates have been all over the map in responding to the backlash to data centers. - The goal is to put Republicans on offense after months of playing defense on the issue. Driving the news: Pollster Tony Fabrizio warns in a two-page memo obtained by Axios that "unqualified support for building more AI data centers is a losing position." - Fabrizio specifically advises candidates not to say, "I support building more data centers," warning: "It will be clipped and show up in ads." -…Open
Several of President Trump's top political advisers are joining Rep. Mike Collins' campaign in the Georgia Senate race, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The hires provide the clearest indication yet that Trump may be leaning towards endorsing Collins ahead of his June 16 primary runoff against former University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley . - The winner will challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Zoom in: Trump 2024 adviser Tony Fabrizio has been tapped to serve as Collins' pollster and senior strategist. - Trump campaign chief data strategist Tim Saler will serve in the same capacity for Collins. - Chip Englander, who was Trump's battleground states' strategist, will be general consultant. Between the…
Several of President Trump's top political advisers are joining Rep. Mike Collins' campaign in the Georgia Senate race, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The hires provide the clearest indication yet that Trump may be leaning towards endorsing Collins ahead of his June 16 primary runoff against former University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley . - The winner will challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Zoom in: Trump 2024 adviser Tony Fabrizio has been tapped to serve as Collins' pollster and senior strategist. - Trump campaign chief data strategist Tim Saler will serve in the same capacity for Collins. - Chip Englander, who was Trump's battleground states' strategist, will be general consultant. Between the…Open
Fresh off his takedowns of GOP dissenters in this month's primaries, President Trump is already making a list of Republicans who could be on his 2028 chopping block. Why it matters: Trump's string of primary wins over GOP adversaries has reaffirmed his dominance over the party — and now he's looking to extend that influence after he leaves office in January 2029. What they're saying: "Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. F**k around, find out," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X Tuesday after Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a frequent critic of the president. Zoom in: Massie's loss followed a weekend in which another of Trump's longtime targets — Sen. Bill…
Fresh off his takedowns of GOP dissenters in this month's primaries, President Trump is already making a list of Republicans who could be on his 2028 chopping block. Why it matters: Trump's string of primary wins over GOP adversaries has reaffirmed his dominance over the party — and now he's looking to extend that influence after he leaves office in January 2029. What they're saying: "Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. F**k around, find out," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X Tuesday after Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a frequent critic of the president. Zoom in: Massie's loss followed a weekend in which another of Trump's longtime targets — Sen. Bill…Open
President Trump 's political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago. - Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. - Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers — including on his handling of the economy — have…
President Trump 's political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago. - Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. - Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers — including on his handling of the economy — have…Open