First it was beef. Then it was new tariffs. Now it’s data centers.
President Donald Trump’s recent policy moves are making life difficult for Republicans, many of whom fear the series of economic positions could cost them control of Congress in November’s midterms.
Trump’s love letter to data centers this week undercut efforts by Republican candidates in battleground states to align themselves with a growing bipartisan backlash against new construction of the resource-intensive projects. His remark that communities that oppose data centers are destined to become “backwards and poor” landed like a thud on Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail.