Trump’s Mideast Chips Deals Imperil US National Security, Democrats Warn

Key Senate Democrats urged the Trump administration to revisit new artificial intelligence deals with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying that expanded sales of AI chips to the Middle Eastern countries risk exposing advanced technology to China and Russia, while potentially limiting supplies available for American companies.

Agreements unveiled by companies including Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. during President Donald Trump’s trip to the region last week opened the door for the Gulf nations to buy tens of thousands of advanced semiconductors, and they could be approved to sell over a million more — just as the administration plans to rescind and rewrite Biden-era rules capping those countries’ access to chips. The combined moves, warned a group of Senate Democrats led by Elizabeth Warren and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, endanger US national security and economic competitiveness.