Trump Backs Data Centers as Polls Show Widespread Local Opposition
Trump says data centers can lower electric costs and boost AI, while polls show 7 in 10 Americans oppose them in their communities.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump lashed out at communities protesting data centers, suggesting residents who reject the facilities must prefer to be "backwards and poor," while urging supporters to "let Data Reign."
- Polling shows 7 in 10 Americans oppose data centers in their communities, citing concerns about rising utility costs and environmental impacts; local officials now face potential recall elections for their support.
- The GOP has fractured over the issue; Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers announced earlier this month he would back a moratorium, while Sen. Jon Husted faces electoral pressure despite his previous support.
- Distancing themselves from Trump's stance, many Republicans and Democrats are now backing moratoriums, actively leveraging opponents' data center support to gain advantage in upcoming midterm elections.
- Researchers with The Brookings Institution warned last week that rising negativity poses challenges for business investments; Trump claimed he mandated facilities build their own power, though no such federal mandate exists.
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I feel your pain vs. ‘let Data Reign’: How Trump and his VP are out of step on data centers
By Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is doing plenty of things that must be making his party nervous ahead of the midterm elections. But high on that list is his rah-rah advocacy for much-derided AI data centers. And his and Vice President JD Vance’s very different comments about the subject Monday underscored
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Trump pushes back against data center rejection: 'Let Data Reign'
The president warned local officials against opposing the facilities in a Monday Truth Social post.
The United States is witnessing a growing social and political debate over the massive data centers needed to power artificial intelligence. While a recent survey found that three-quarters of Americans do not want such facilities near their homes, President Donald Trump has sharply criticized opponents. On Monday, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that communities that do not […] The post Donald Trump attacks Americans who oppose data cen…
Donald Trump expressed his opinion on the anti-data center (also) present in the United States on his own community page.
US President Donald Trump continues to defend the rapid expansion of data centres in the country, despite growing opposition from both Democrats and Republicans. “The only reason societies in the United States would not want data centers is if they want to become backward and poor,” Trump writes on Truth Social, reports Politico. He continues: “If we kill the golden goose, you have only yourselves to blame.” Polls show that a majority of America…
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