House Republican pushes back on Trump data center support: ‘I guess I’m backwards and poor’

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) responded on Monday to President Trump’s statement that communities that oppose data center construction want to “end up being backwards and poor.” “I guess I’m backwards and poor,” he told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez on the House steps.  The Tennessee Republican suggested data centers could be built in military installations, instead…