‘I Guess I’m Backwards and Poor’: House Republican Responds to Trump’s Description of People Who Oppose Data Centers

Source: www.mediaite.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:35:30 GMT

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) declared himself “backwards and poor” on Monday as he broke with President Donald Trump over the construction of data centers. The post ‘I Guess I’m Backwards and Poor’: House Republican Responds to Trump’s Description of People Who Oppose Data Centers first appeared on Mediaite.

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