Trump Advocates for 'Dividends' from Data Center Firms to Gain Community Support

10/21/2026

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.

10/21/2026

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

10/21/2026

"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...

10/21/2026

Anyone who has owned a backup generator learns a hard lesson fast. Buying the machine is the easy part. Keeping it fed with fuel, week after week, is where the real cost hides. President Donald...