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Trump tells data-center opponents they choose to be backwards and poor
The President condemned the grassroots backlash against data-center buildout, warning towns not to kill the Golden Goose. The sharpest fight is inside his own coalition.
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The populist revolt
Parts of the MAGA base read the statement as siding with Big Tech over towns, calling it political capital spent on things the movement never asked for, on top of grid, water, and property complaints.
The growth defense
AI and growth advocates back the President's framing: the buildout is the only way to fix the economy and stay ahead of China, and blocking it is self-harm.
The realignment watch
A third camp skips the merits and games out the politics: if Republicans own the pro-data-center lane, Democrats may inherit the local opposition that wins town by town.