Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’

The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.

The president’s remarks that are unlikely to soften mounting public criticism of Big Tech.

“I regret ever supporting you.” “You have lost your mind.” “Horrendous messaging.” These are just a few of the messages that President Trump’s supporters have sent him on Truth Social after his Monday morning attack on opponents of data centers. Trump had defended data center projects, saying communities who oppose the

The president's Truth Social post comes as Republican polling in Ohio shows a Senate incumbent in a tight race partly due to data center opposition

President Trump posted on social media Monday that people who "want to be successful and rich" should be supporting data centers. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.

August 31, 2026 3:35 PM ET President Donald Trump claimed communities rejecting data centers will become poor and regress backwards.Communities that reject data centers risk becoming “backwards and poor,” while those that welcome them will see job creation and far lower taxes, the president said in a Truth Social post

Nine weeks before the midterms, the president has a new pitch in support of data centers. It’s rooted in shameless condescension.

Trump is still gunning for mass data center advancement despite backlash from politicians and citizens.

'China could not be happier' as US rejects data centers, Trump says  USA Today

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning those that reject them risk becoming “backwards and poor”. As controversy surroun

"China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement," Trump said as Republicans express concerns about the backlash to data centers.

US president urges voters to ‘let Data Reign’ as unpopular building boom roils midterm campaigns

It’s the president’s latest line of support for data centers despite growing bipartisan concerns over the cost of such projects.

President Trump said Monday that communities that do not want AI data centers will suffer economically.  “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If they want to be successful and rich, with fa

President Donald Trump criticized the rising wave of anti-data center sentiment, clashing with his administration’s aggressive efforts to build out the domestic artificial intelligence sector. Trump has placed a concerted focus on making the U.S. the global leader in AI, but voters have steadily voiced concerns about b

Trump says communities that oppose data centers risk losing jobs, tax revenue and a competitive edge to China.

Just as new data centers face growing backlash from neighboring communities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to make it harder for people to weigh in on any pollution those centers create. The EPA plans to toss out a federal rule requiring public notice and an opportunity to comment when certain i