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Is US data center opposition a ‘China PR thing,’ as Trump says? Experts say that’s exaggerated
Trump and allies cite foreign propaganda, but surveys show 61% of U.S. adults oppose data centers in their area.
- On September 10, President Donald Trump attributed resistance to U.S. data centers to Chinese influence, calling it a "China PR thing" during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum blamed pushback on "foreign-directed propaganda," claiming a "concentrated information propaganda war" is bombarding communities to block construction projects.
- Despite these claims, an August report found 580 local opposition groups with 640,000 members, while a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows 61% of U.S. adults oppose local data center construction.
- Following a defamation lawsuit, television personality Kevin O'Leary recanted claims that Utah nonprofits were "proxies for the Chinese government" on June 25.
- Mitch Jones of Food & Water Watch argues the movement is organic, noting that Chinese state media focuses on promoting its own technology rather than influencing U.S. data center policy.
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Fact-check: Trump says US data center opposition is a ‘China PR thing’
“You know, a lot of people say that it’s a China PR thing,” President Donald Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Sept. 10 in response to a question about why people don’t want data centers in their backyards.
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