Trump: Communities That Oppose Data Centers Will Be “Backwards and Poor”

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:09:43 GMT

On Monday, President Trump promoted continued data center construction and criticized opponents, despite growing bipartisan backlash ahead of the November midterms. “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “If we kill the Golden Goose, you […]

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Center-Left: Trump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’ — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’ — www.nytimes.com
Center-Right: Trump says U.S. communities opposing AI data centers could end up 'backwards and poor' — www.cnbc.com
Right: "Let data reign": Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers — www.axios.com
Right: Trump drops divisive 'Truth' bomb about data centers, and even some MAGA voters won't be happy — www.theblaze.com
Right: Trump says voters who oppose data centers will ‘kill the Golden Goose’ — www.washingtonpost.com
Right: Trump : Opposed to Data Centers ? Hope You Like Being Backwards and Poor — pcmag.com

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