Sen. David McCormick (R-Pa.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss what's going on at the Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks was speaking in Pittsburgh as part of a panel discussion titled “The AI Race and How to Win It.”

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick says Pennsylvania is positioned to become a leading hub for the energy and artificial intelligence industries. “As the nation’s second-largest energy producer and a global nuclear power leader,

Trump has repeatedly pledged U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market, and Pennsylvania — a swing state critical to his wins in 2016 and 2024 — is at the forefront of that agenda, in large part due to its coal industry that the Republican administration has taken several steps to bolster.

"That moment captured who he is at his core — a strong leader — and marked a turning point in the 2024 election," said Sen. Dave McCormick.