As opposition to data centres grows in the United States, President Trump has resorted to mocking those opponents, many of whom are from communities that have by and large supported him, including voters in swing states.
At the end of August he declared that “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. If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign.”