Trump urges U.S. communities to embrace data centers, warns China benefits from opposition

Trump urges U.S. communities to embrace data centers, warns China benefits from opposition

Trump defends data center expansion in a Truth Social post, arguing that local resistance threatens jobs and lower taxes while pleasing China.

Richard Miniter
First Published: August 31, 2026, 10:30 AM ET

Donald J. Trump urged American communities to welcome Data Centers, arguing that local opposition would leave them “backwards and poor” and hand an advantage to China.