Transcript: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 20, 2026

During Face the Nation interviews on September 20, 2026, Rep. Ro Khanna urged President Trump to establish an international agreement with Xi Jinping regarding AI. This proposal includes international monitoring and verifiable tools to check data centers for interference or training. Simultaneously, IBM vice chairman Gary Cohn reported that U.S. consumer sentiment has become quite negative. Cohn attributed this decline to rising gas prices, high costs, and growing concerns surrounding the impact of AI technology.