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Data Center Fight Divides Trump, Top Republicans
Republicans are offering mixed messaging on the topic heading toward the November election.
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Republicans Divided After Trump Claims Non-Data Center Towns Will End Up 'Backwards And Poor'
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“We are not stupid for wanting to protect our rural way of life,” one Republican said.
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House Republican pushes back on Trump data center support: ‘I guess I’m backwards and poor’
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) responded on Monday to President Trump’s statement that communities that oppose data center construction want to “end up being backwards and poor.” “I guess I’m backwards and poor,” he told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez on the House steps. The Tennessee Republican suggested data centers could be built in military…
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The New York Times
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Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’
The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.
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Following the Data on Data Centers
The president is right about their economic and national security importance.
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