Trump says the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax. This week’s polling put Republican opposition to data centres at 47%.
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You now have a former president branding AI criticism as partisan while nearly half of Republican voters oppose data centers—AI infra is becoming a cultural flashpoint. If you depend on US data center expansion, treat local permitting and community sentiment as core execution risks, not back-office issues.
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