Trump Admits He’s a NIMBY on Data Centers
Donald Trump has spent recent weeks insisting that AI data centers are fantastic and every American should want to have one in their community. The president has even claimed that they make everyone rich, teasing the idea of a “dividend” that could be paid out in communities where they’re built. But Trump seemed to contradict himself in a new interview published Thursday.
- ▪Donald Trump has spent recent weeks insisting that AI data centers are fantastic and every American should want to have one in their community.
- ▪The president has even claimed that they make everyone rich, teasing the idea of a “dividend” that could be paid out in communities where they’re built.
- ▪But Trump seemed to contradict himself in a new interview published Thursday.
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Donald Trump has spent recent weeks insisting that AI data centers are fantastic and every American should want to have one in their community. The president has even claimed that they make everyone rich, teasing the idea of a “dividend” that could be paid out in communities where they’re built. But Trump seemed to contradict himself in a new interview published Thursday. The aspiring authoritarian leader admitted to Time magazine that he wouldn’t want to live next to a data center, echoing a common sentiment among Americans. “The data centers. You explain it to the Americans. They make a fortune,” Trump told Time before saying a bunch of other things that aren’t true. “They’re going to lower your taxes.
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