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Trump says data centers are the future — deal with it

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Graziosi, G. (2026, October 4). Trump says data centers are the future — deal with it. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-data-centers-ohio-rally-b3061186.html

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President Donald Trump addressed supporters in Vandalia, Ohio, advocating for data center development as crucial for economic growth and competition with China in artificial intelligence. He emphasized potential financial gains but faced criticism from Senator Sherrod Brown, who accused Lieutenant Governor-turned-Senator John Husted of giving significant tax breaks to tech companies to build data centers without addressing the negative impacts on local communities.

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On October 3, President Donald Trump campaigned in Vandalia, Ohio, north of Dayton, urging voters to support Republican candidates Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Trump warned that blocking data center construction would give China an economic advantage over the U.S., emphasizing the potential for significant financial benefits for Ohio. He argued that these centers are crucial in the global AI race, stating "There’s so much money to be made for Ohio. You can’t just turn them off. They’ll go to China." Former NFL coach Jon Gruden also endorsed Husted at the rally, highlighting his friend's commitment and mental toughness. Trump stressed the importance of voter turnout, instructing supporters to act as if he himself were on the ballot.

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Log in President Donald Trump tried to sell Ohioans on data centers during a recent rally in the Buckeye state, asking his supporters to consider the cost of China gaining an advantage over the U.S. During a visit to Vandalia, Ohio — just north of Dayton — Trump asked the Ohioan workers to consider the U.S.'s supposed AI race with China when they form their opinions on data centers, The Hill reports.

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🔮 The president insisted that data centers would provide Ohio with economic benefits for local communities.

2026-10-04 · The Independent

Trump says data centers are the future — deal with it · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Hill → log → centers

You can’t just turn them off. asserted

You → turn → them

They’ll go to China,” he said. asserted

he → go → China

Trump recently made the curious decision to rename AI to "super intelligence" and has opposed moratoriums on data center construction as well as calls from AI developers like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei to slow down AI research due to safety concerns. asserted

Trump → make → concerns

The president insisted that data centers would provide Ohio with economic benefits for local communities. asserted

centers → insist → communities

Critics have argued that data centers do not typically create many local jobs, drive up energy prices, and produce noise, light and traditional pollution. asserted

centers → argue → pollution

Sen. John Husted, who is currently facing a re-election challenge by Democratic former Senator Sherrod Brown, has faced criticism from Ohioans over his role in bringing data centers to the state while he was serving as its lieutenant governor. asserted

he → face → governor

Husted introduced a bill that aimed to address the concerns over data centers by forcing large power users to bear more of the costs of their energy use, but that bill was blocked by Senate Democrats. asserted

bill → introduce → Democrats

Brown has used Husted's ties to data centers as a point of attack in his campaign. asserted

Brown → use → campaign

“Sen. Jon Husted gave billions in tax breaks to Big Tech to make sure they would build their data centers in Ohio,” Brown said in a social media post. asserted

Brown → give → post

“Now, he’s making Ohioans foot the bill.” asserted

Ohioans → make → bill