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House Republican pushes back on Trump data center support: 'I guess I'm backwards and poor'
A House Republican publicly rejected President Trump’s framing of data center opposition as anti-progress, using self-deprecating irony to highlight community concerns about infrastructure siting and proposing military bases as alternative locations.
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"Republican lawmaker mocks Trump's 'backwards and poor' comment on data center opposition and suggests military bases as alternatives."
The Hill Technology
Sep 3, 2026