He has reason to be optimistic.
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…
President Donald Trump warned that a growing public backlash to data centers in the US poses an economic threat to communities that oppose new infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence and risks giving China the upper hand in the AI race.
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Trump’s recent comments on data centers, unpacking how his stance diverges from parts of his political base.
The president is right about their economic and national security importance.
“We are not stupid for wanting to protect our rural way of life,” one Republican said.
Fetterman's comments come as Trump describes those opposed to expanding data centers as “backwards.”
Trump's pro-data center stance is out of step with voters. Republicans are trying to navigate the issue but it's putting them at odds with the president's AI agenda.
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…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Monday taunted President Donald Trump over data centers, saying he should have one at his Florida home if he’s serious about their benefits. The New York Democrat was pressed on Trump’s recent assertion that “the only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they…
