Trump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:32:02 GMT

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homesDonald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning those that reject them risk becoming “backwards and poor”.As controversy surrounding local datacenter plans continues to swirl around election campaigns nationwide ahead of November’s midterm elections, the US president declared Americans “will only have yourselves to blame” if they are canceled. Continue reading...

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