Trump Warned Towns They'd End Up Poor Without Data Centers but Berkshire's CEO Sees a Revolt Growing

Trump’s Data Center Ultimatum: Towns That Say No Risk Being Left Behind

President Donald Trump didn’t mince words. In a Truth Social post on August 31, 2026, he told American communities exactly what he thinks of their resistance to new data centers. “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,” he wrote. “If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign.” The message la…

Trump Warned Towns They'd End Up Poor Without Data Centers but Berkshire's CEO Sees a Revolt Growing

A White House AI adviser is selling data centers as economic lifelines while Berkshire's Greg Abel warns of a full-blown revolt taking shape in communities across the country. One of them is reading a very different map of where a trillion dollars in AI spending actually lands.

Wyomingites, Trump Differ On Whether Data Center Foes Will Be ‘Backwards And Poor’

Wyomingites on both sides of the data center issue are taking exception to President Trump's claim that communities opposed to data centers will be "backwards and poor." What fits for one town doesn't necessarily fit for another, an industry leader says.

Trump Warned Towns They’d End Up Poor Without Data Centers but Berkshire’s CEO Sees a Revolt Growing

The post Trump Warned Towns They’d End Up Poor Without Data Centers but Berkshire’s CEO Sees a Revolt Growing appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. On September 2, 2026, three things happened within roughly 24 hours. Craft Ventures co-founder and White House AI adviser David Sacks amplified a political…