"Let data reign": Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers
President Trump has a new message for Americans rebelling over the nation's data-center boom : Get over it. "If we kill the Golden Goose, you will only have yourselves to blame," Trump warned Monday. Why it matters: Nine weeks out from the midterms, the president is charging into a fight Republicans have been scrambling to escape — staking his political capital on one of the most toxic issues in…
President Trump has warned Americans against opposing data centers, even as the AI industry launches a targeted campaign to sway skeptics. In a bid to appeal to voters before the midterms, Trump argues that data centers are essential for a prosperous future, promising lower taxes, job growth and revitalized towns. However, a recent poll shows that 61% of Americans oppose new data centers, including 54% of Republicans.
Build American AI, an advocacy group backed by pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, is investing $50 million to defend data centers in key states, while tech leaders like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang join the cause. Critics argue that Trump's intervention will only fuel backlash, as Democrats capitalize on the issue to portray AI as a wealthy elite project imposed on ordinary Americans.
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