Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated on X, 'I hope Florida plans to challenge Trump's new EO he's going to sign this week,' in a post reported between 8:46 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. UTC on December 8, according to the platform source. The comment accompanies analysis noting an executive order cannot preempt state legislative action on issues like AI regulation, where Congress has not advanced a coherent scheme but sought to block states for 10 years in what one post called an 'AI amnesty,' as shared in the 29-minute reporting window. Separately, Senate Republican Leader John Thune indicated preference for the Crapo-Cassidy plan, stating 'It represents an approach that actually does something about affordability and lowers costs,' and urged Democrats to drop their 'untenable position' to reach a deal after this week's messaging votes, per reporter Andrew Desiderio on X during the same period.
