{"id":46978,"date":"2026-04-10T20:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46978"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:14:04","slug":"everyone-should-read-code-red-to-understand-where-ai-is-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46978","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Should Read &#8216;Code Red&#8217; to Understand Where AI Is Going"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Donald Trump Jr. told his <em>Triggered\u00a0<\/em>podcast audience on\u00a0Thursday that \u201ceveryone should read\u201d Wynton Hall\u2019s instant bestseller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Code-Red-Right-China-Control\/dp\/0063436884\/?tag=breitbart035-20\"><em><strong>CODE RED<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, to \u201cunderstand what\u2019s actually going on\u201d with AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cWhat do you think the Trump administration has gotten right about AI that a lot of politicians in Washington still perhaps don\u2019t understand?\u201d Trump Jr. asked during Thursday\u2019s episode of <em>Triggered<\/em>, to which Hall replied by citing\u00a0\u201cenergy\u201d and \u201cChina.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v763hk0\/?pub=he97b\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hall explained that the Trump administration \u201cunderstands you can have the greatest models in the world \u2014 we can build a\u00a0Bugatti and a Ferrari, but if there\u2019s no gas in the tank, it\u2019s a pretty shiny object that can\u2019t go very far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the first thing, is unleashing energy dominance,\u201d the Breitbart News social media director added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">The second thing the Trump administration recognizes, Hall continued, is \u201cthe nature of China, and that they are absolutely committed to global dominance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThey understand that what Vladimir Putin famously said, whoever wins this AI race will \u2018rule the world,&#8217;\u201d Hall added, noting that this quote is also featured in a header chapter in his new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Code-Red-Right-China-Control\/dp\/0063436884\/?tag=breitbart035-20\"><em><strong>Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe obviously are not fans of dictatorial regimes, but they understand the stakes,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd President Trump understands the nature of our adversaries. He understands that they are not just trying to do this as some kind of science project. They have real global aim for control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I say we can beat China without becoming China, I think he really understands that,\u201d the author added of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview,\u00a0Trump Jr. asked, \u201cWhat are the top two or three things America needs to do right now to prepare to build the future of AI?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re newer to the conversation \u2014 or you\u2019ve been pushing it off and thinking that it wasn\u2019t real \u2014 please understand it\u2019s real,\u201d Hall answered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Code-Red-Right-China-Control\/dp\/0063436884\/?tag=breitbart035-20\"><em><strong>CODE RED<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0author went on to say that while \u201cthere are a lot of people trying to scare people to raise capital,\u201d Americans should should nonetheless \u201cunderstand this\u00a0is a general purpose technology,\u201d meaning \u201cit is system-wide, it\u2019s societal level \u2014 so take it seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p>Secondly, \u201cyou can learn this,\u201d Hall said, advising the public not to buy into the notion that they\u2019ll \u201cnever be able to understand\u201d AI due to not being an expert in\u00a0computing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that it can scare people off in that regard,\u201d he said. \u201cLearn the lexicon, just the basics, and then just jump in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Code-Red-Right-China-Control\/dp\/0063436884\/?tag=breitbart035-20\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe third thing,\u201d Hall continued, \u201cWe have got to make sure that the president\u2019s agenda to continue to beat China \u2014 that we understand that national security implications of that are very, very real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of your political ideology \u2014 if you care about the future of this country, you\u2019ll understand that it\u2019s not just hype,\u201d the author added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">Finally, Hall said that the United States needs to ensure \u201cwe have the\u00a0building blocks \u2014 which is not just the compute side, but the energy dominance, and unleashing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got real energy and ability to go far and fast,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to unleash it, and make sure that America is strong in the future to be able to power these systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr. concurred, telling his audience, \u201cEveryone should read\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Code-Red-Right-China-Control\/dp\/0063436884\/?tag=breitbart035-20\"><em><strong>CODE RED<\/strong><\/em><\/a> to \u201cunderstand what\u2019s actually going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. 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