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title: "Trump Calls Rejection of AI Data Centers a Mistake in Race to Beat China"
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published_at: "2026-08-24T05:45:08.000Z"
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summary: "President Trump told Michael Cohen that U.S. towns are turning away \"tremendous amounts of jobs and money\" by opposing the construction of large-scale computing facilities. He asserted that the projects do not strain the electrical grid because developers are building their own power plants to support the operations. The former president said the U.S. leads China in artificial intelligence \"by a lot\" and noted that data centers can lower taxes when placed in the right location. The interview, recorded last week, addresses a growing trend of municipal resistance to AI infrastructure."
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# Trump Calls Rejection of AI Data Centers a Mistake in Race to Beat China

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**Published:** 2026-08-24T05:45:08.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation, infra, data\-center

## Summary

President Trump told Michael Cohen that U\.S\. towns are turning away "tremendous amounts of jobs and money" by opposing the construction of large\-scale computing facilities\. He asserted that the projects do not strain the electrical grid because developers are building their own power plants to support the operations\. The former president said the U\.S\. leads China in artificial intelligence "by a lot" and noted that data centers can lower taxes when placed in the right location\. The interview, recorded last week, addresses a growing trend of municipal resistance to AI infrastructure\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/update-trump-calls-rejection-of-ai-data-centers-a-mistake-in-race-to-bea-b27d1a42>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/PressSec/status/2091649741549404652>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2091665532684542350>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/axios/status/2091664849692406212>)