Trump says communities that reject data centers 'want to end up being backwards and poor' — President claims China 'could not be happier' with AI data center backlash in the US
President Donald Trump claims that communities rejecting AI data center constructions "want to end up being backwards and poor."
Donald Trump expressed his disapproval of the recent backlash against data centers in the United States. On his Truth Social platform, the President claimed that communities opposing data centers are doing so because they want to become "backwards and poor," suggesting that China would be quite happy with this anti-data center movement. This statement comes as a disorganized nationwide opposition to data center construction has left local governments grappling with unexpected infrastructure developments.
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