Trump says data center opponents could 'end up backwards and poor'

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Trump says data center opponents could 'end up backwards and poor'

Aug 31, 2026, 8:25 PM ETGlobal X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF (DTCR), XLU, VPU, IDGT, SRVRIDU, RSPU, FUTY, UTES, VOLTBy : Carl Surran, SA News Editor

President Trump criticized the growing public backlash against data centers on Monday, arguing that "China could not be happier with this anti-data center movement" and that communities rejecting data centers could "end up being backwards and poor."

If communities "want to

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