4 September 2026

Trump endorses data centers as political opposition grows

First reported

CBS News ran this on , 4 days before the next source picked it up.

  • Trump stated communities rejecting data centers risk becoming poor and backward, while 70 percent of Americans oppose local data center construction.
  • Multiple groups including Leading The Future, Build American AI, and Nvidia's newly formed NVPAC are funding campaigns to support data centers in battleground states.

How it was covered

Reported by TechRadar