Trump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’

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 surrounding local datacenter plans continues to swirl around election campaigns nationwide ahead of November’s midterm elections, the US president declared Americans “will only have yourselves to blame” if they are canceled. Bipartisan opposition to datacenter expansion has intensified across the US, particularly in states with ample land, low-cost power and generous tax incentives, as local communities raise concerns over environmental impacts, soaring utility costs and noise pollution. According to a recent poll, three-quarters of Americans said they would oppose a datacenter being built next to their homes, while more than six in 10 Americans said they would strongly oppose such a proposal. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump wrote: “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backward