{
  "id": 4680833,
  "title": "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",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-says-communities-that-reject-data-centers-want-to-end-up-being",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:05:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump claims that communities rejecting AI data center constructions \"want to end up being backwards and poor.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump criticized communities opposing data centers",
    "He claimed those communities want to become backwards and poor",
    "Trump believes China would be happy with US data center backlash"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. communities opposing AI data centers could end up 'backwards and poor'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-says-u-s-communities-opposing-ai-data-centers-could-end-up",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:32:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "\"Let data reign\": Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/let-data-reign-trump-and-ai-investors-wage-campaign-to-save-data",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:22:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}