Donald Trump publicly defended the expansion of data centers in the United States through a post on his social network Truth Social, arguing that opposition to these infrastructures would leave American communities "behind and poor". The US President stated that if citizens want economic success, lower taxes and jobs, they must allow data centers to thrive, warning that China would be the main beneficiary of this opposition.
The Republican leader warned that if data centers are restricted, the blame would fall on the movements that oppose their construction, noting that there are many other locations willing to host these facilities. The article notes that there are approximately 4,000 data centers in the USA, with at least 75 more in the planning phase that have been affected by local restrictions in the first quarter of 2026.
Five tech giants — Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Oracle — plan to invest more than 750 billion dollars (approximately 645 billion euros) in data centers in 2026, the largest capital investment increase in a single sector in decades. These facilities require large amounts of energy and water for cooling, in addition to supporting artificial intelligence infrastructure.
More than 70% of Americans oppose the construction of data centers in their communities, according to a Gallup poll, a percentage higher than that which rejects nuclear power plants. Opposition has spread across both sides of the political spectrum, although the White House remains favorable, on an issue that is gaining relevance two months before the midterm elections that will renew the House of Representatives and one third of the Senate.
