Trump says data centre critics want the US to become ‘backwards and poor’
US President Donald Trump urged voters to “let Data Reign” while defending a data-centre building boom that has become unpopular in some communities. The Financial Times reported that the issue is affecting midterm campaigns, as critics challenge the expansion and Trump argues that opposing it would harm the country’s economic prospects.
US President Donald Trump said critics of data centres “want to end up backwards and poor,” according to the Financial Times.
Trump also urged voters to “let Data Reign” as an unpopular data-centre building boom affected midterm campaigns. The supplied report does not provide further details about the critics’ objections, the locations involved, or the projects under discussion.
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