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Trump Says Data Center Opponents Risk Being ‘Backwards and Poor’

Summary by WV News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump delivered a sharp warning Monday to communities resisting data center expansion, declaring on social media that rejecting the energy-intensive facilities risks leaving regions “backwards and poor.”

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Donald Trump turns U.S. data centers into a question of competitiveness vis-à-vis China, but the real conflict is shifting to communities: seven out of ten Americans refuse to have one nearby and the pressure on electricity, water and bills threatens to turn AI infrastructure into an electoral problem.

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WV News broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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