Trump says data center opponents face 'poverty, crime and squalor'
2 sources·Updated September 4, 2026

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- Forbes Business·12h agoTrump Says Places Opposing Data Centers Will Live In ‘Poverty, Crime And Squalor’
Trump said earlier this week U.S. communities will be “backwards and poor” if they do not approve data centers.
Read at Forbes Business → - The Hill Politics·12h agoTrump says data center opponents face 'poverty, crime and squalor'
President Trump took aim at data center opponents again Friday, suggesting they want to “go through poverty, crime and squalor.” It marks the second time this week that Trump has gone after critics of AI infrastructure, which has become increasingly unpopular among Americans in…
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