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Trump Advocates for Data Centers to Compensate Local Communities with 'Dividends'

Trump Advocates for Data Centers to Compensate Local Communities with 'Dividends'

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

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...

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

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that companies building data centers should pay a "dividend" to the communities where they are sited if they want to make the developments popular.

'MAKE DEALS': Trump says data centers should pay communities a 'dividend' to win support
'MAKE DEALS': Trump says data centers should pay communities a 'dividend' to win support

Trump says data centers should consider community "dividends" as AI financing worries grow.

Trump says data center firms can win local support with a 'dividend'
Trump says data center firms can win local support with a 'dividend'

Trump said that data centers, which have sparked public backlash in many communities, could become more popular if locals received a "dividend."

Trump tells data center companies to make financial deals with local communities
Trump tells data center companies to make financial deals with local communities

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

Donald Trump demands data centers pay cash dividends to local neighbors
Donald Trump demands data centers pay cash dividends to local neighbors

Data center buildouts face protests over noise, land, and power use. Trump proposes requiring operators to generate off-grid electricity and share profits directly with residents.

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