All posts tagged "Data Centers"

President Donald Trump delved right back into one of his most controversial policy positions in a no-holds-barred interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham, new clips of which were released on Friday.

Specifically, he told communities rejecting the development of new data centers to get over it.

"My message is that do what you want but if you want to be poor, have no jobs and watch other countries do great, or other states do great, you know, West Virginia has been very proactive, they will go other places," said Trump....

Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton squirmed on CNN as he was asked about the contentious issue of data centers.

During a Thursday appearance, the Trump-endorsed Hilton was interviewed by CNN's Kaitlan Collins about his stance on data centers. Collins noted that Hilton has said he considers data centers "essential" before asking him if there should be federal guidelines.

"No, I think we got far too many federal guidelines, and policies, and regulations on everything," Hilton said. "That's the genius of our country, that you can try different approaches."...

President Donald Trump appeared to surprise a Fox News host with his unusual claims during an interview this week, a political analyst noted.

David Pakman, host of "The David Pakman Show" on YouTube, described how Trump spoke to Fox News anchor Trace Gallagher about the economy, AI data centers and Iran before diverting into multiple unusual tangents.

"Donald Trump seemingly desperate to make himself less popular, insisting to audiences, 'You should really love data centers, you really should,'" Pakman said. "And this interview went so wrong that even the interviewer, Trace Gallagher, realized Trump's brain seems to be glitching out here. This strategy did not work in times past, and I don't think it's going to work this time." ...

An industry backed by President Donald Trump is worried that his support can't save it from a growing revolt, per Politico.

According to reporting by Politico, Trump's vocal support for building AI data centers hasn't "stanched the bleeding" faced by companies that build and run them. They haven't even seen his backing make a difference in red states.

"I don't think the problem is the way that we engage with communities," Kirk Offel, CEO of OVERWATCH Mission Critical, which operates data centers, told Politico. "I think we just haven't."...

President Donald Trump's top economic adviser was slammed online after claiming in a Fox News interview Friday that towns with data centers thrive.

Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, told the conservative outlet that data centers benefit municipalities, despite reports showing they can harm communities.

"Data centers are very good for towns, because they create so many jobs and bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses and stuff like that," Hassett said. "So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't really seen much in the last 30 years and put a data center there, then there are gonna be a whole bunch of happy residents in that town."...

Congressional lawmakers are hitting the brakes on the Pentagon's efforts to to quietly move forward with powering AI, per Politico.

The Department of Defense is already leasing land to private companies to build data centers proposed for military bases, but the move is drawing scrutiny from members of Congress, according to reporting by Politico.

"It's just not right for every community," Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) said, per Politico. "Seemingly, the other side doesn't want to just admit the reality around resource consumption."...