Trump frames data centres as economic winners amid growing backlash
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Donald Trump urged voters to embrace AI data centres, saying opponents want to end up 'backwards and poor' while lawmakers from both parties pause or audit projects amid rising energy costs and concerns about Big Tech power, risking a slowdown in a $150bn nationwide infrastructure boom ahead of the midterm elections.
Topics:top-news#artificial-intelligence#data-centres#us-economy#us-midterm-elections-2026#us-politics-and-policy
- Trump says data centre critics ‘want to end up backwards and poor’ Financial Times
- Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’ WSJ
- "Let data reign": Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers Axios
- Trump says U.S. communities opposing AI data centers could end up 'backwards and poor' CNBC
- Trump Responds to Data-Center Backlash by Scolding Americans New York Magazine
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