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On October 21, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that companies constructing data centers should provide financial benefits to local communities to improve public perception of these facilities. In a Truth Social post, he emphasized the need for such projects to generate their own electricity and share excess power with nearby areas or the grid. This proposal comes amid growing opposition to data center construction due to high water and energy demands, which has united voters across political spectrums against these developments.

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U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on October 21, 2026, in a Truth Social post, that tech companies building data centers should pay communities "dividends" to gain local support amid growing public opposition over water and power consumption. He noted that unpopular projects could become popular if financial incentives are offered. This move comes as data centers, crucial for AI development, face criticism across ideological lines in the U.S., with concerns about environmental impacts and rising utility bills. Trump had previously mandated that large data center builders generate their own electricity and share excess power with local communities or the grid to mitigate these issues. The tech industry defends its projects by highlighting economic benefits such as job creation and investment, but public sentiment remains largely opposed without compensation for potential drawbacks.

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Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centres popular · assertive framing

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that companies building data centres should pay a "dividend" to the communities where they are sited if they want to make the developments popular. asserted

developments → say → communities

"I have watched the process closely, and data centres that were highly unpopular in a certain area, have become extremely popular when a financial deal is struck," Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post. asserted

Trump → watch → post

Data centres fueling the rise of AI have become a political flashpoint in communities across the country given the high quantities of water and power they require, with opposition uniting voters across ideological lines. asserted

opposition → fuel → lines

The Trump administration, which has prioritized rapid AI development to compete with China, has also noted the shifting voter sentiment. asserted

which → prioritize → sentiment

"New and large, in some cases gigantic, Data (centres) are mandated by me to make their own electricity, and give or sell any excess back to the local community, or grid," Mr. Trump said in his post. asserted

Trump → mandate → post

Mr. Trump said in February that major technology companies must build their own power plants for their data centres in order to protect consumers from rising bills. asserted

companies → say → bills

AI giant Anthropic and Elon Musk have laid out blueprints in recent days for sharing some of the spoils of the AI boom. asserted

Anthropic → lay → boom

sector → say → scrutiny