Trump throws weight behind data centers as negative perception grows

President Donald Trump has attacked the growing backlash against AI data centers, warning in a Truth Social post that communities blocking the facilities risk becoming “backwards and poor.”

Trump called the data centers a “golden goose” and told Americans they will have themselves to blame if projects are canceled.

President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday, “If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign,” the president wrote. 

He also claimed China welcomes the resistance, saying Beijing “could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement.”

The poll numbers Trump is pushing against

The posture of the president from his post shows that he is not in agreement with most of the country. This is because a Gallup survey conducted this spring found that 71% of Americans oppose building AI data centers near where they live. That figure has been well cited. In addition to that, more than six in ten Americans reportedly said they would strongly oppose such a proposal.

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