‘China could not be happier’ as US rejects data centers, Trump says
Updated Aug. 31, 2026, 2:50 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said American communities should accept data centers unless they want to be “backwards and poor” and warned “China could not be happier” as the massive facilities that power artificial intelligence face a bipartisan backlash across the country. Trump, who has stood firmly behind…