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Aug 30, 2026

Trump defends AI data centers as pro-AI group launches ad campaign in battleground states

President Donald Trump criticized communities opposing AI data centers, calling them "backwards and poor," as Build American AI—a group tied to a super PAC funded by tech leaders including Marc Andreessen and Sam Brockman—launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The push comes amid growing Republican backlash against data centers ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Aug 30, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪The pro-AI advocacy group Build American AI launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign on August 31, 2026, to promote the benefits of data centers.
  • ▪The National Republican Senatorial Committee reported that private polling showed Republican Senator Jon Husted in a dead heat with Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio's special Senate election.
  • ▪A Gallup poll conducted in March 2026 and released in May found that seven in 10 Americans oppose constructing artificial intelligence data centers in their local areas.

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