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Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

Trump Tells Towns That Fight Data Centers They'll End Up 'Backwards and Poor' — His Own Vice President Says It's About the Electric Bill

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts · Sep 1, 2026 · 3:53

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On August 31 President Trump posted that communities opposing AI data centers want to be 'backwards and poor' and told them to 'let Data Reign.' The same day Vice President JD Vance told reporters that 99% of the backlash comes from places where a data center means higher electricity prices, and said the companies should build their own power. Republicans' own Senate campaign arm had already reached the same conclusion in a leaked memo: data centers are a 'sleeper issue' for the midterms, and the fix is making them pay for their own utilities.

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