“The construction jobs are enormous. We're building the biggest plants anywhere in the world. And I can say, if I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in an AI plant or a data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous, and the money paid, the taxes paid are just enormous,”

Donald Trump · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-23

President Donald Trump encouraged local officials to support the construction of AI data centers.