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Trump says he ‘wouldn’t necessarily like’ a data center right next to his house
President Donald Trump says he isn't sure he would want a data center in his backyard.
"I would like to have data centers," Trump told Time Magazine as part of a cover story interview published on Thursday. "It doesn't mean I want them right next to my house, but certainly I like them in my county."
Trump has repeatedly defended the benefits of data centers and the AI industry more broadly, as polling shows widespread public skepticism. Republican governors have also begun to rein in incentives for data centers.
Communities that don't welcome data centers, Trump said, are also passing up on potentially lucrative tax revenue.
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