Trump says data centers are a 'golden goose' and communities will end up 'poor' without them

During a Cabinet meeting in August 2025, President Donald Trump held up an image of Meta's Hyperion Data Center superimposed over Manhattan to showcase its size. Bloomberg/Getty Images President Donald Trump questioned those who oppose data centers. Trump compared the facilities to a "Golden Goose." How has your commu

On Monday, President Trump promoted continued data center construction and criticized opponents, despite growing bipartisan backlash ahead of the November midterms.  “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 posted on

Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’  WSJ

Republicans’ Data Center Rift Widens As Trump Rips Community Opposition  Forbes

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