Trump AI Data Centers Divide GOP
Trump's AI data center push faces GOP caution and local backlash.
September 2, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 6:11pm ET
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What happened
At the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
Howard LutnickAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1961) urged governments to adopt U.S. artificial intelligence systems and expand the data centers needed to run them. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Jensen HuangAmerican entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Sam AltmanAmerican entrepreneur and investor (born 1985) joined the summit’s AI-focused program on Wednesday. The push landed amid a growing U.S. backlash over data center construction, after President Donald Trump posted Monday in support of projects nationwide and Sen. John Fetterman
John FettermanAmerican politician (born 1969) endorsed that position. Sen. Ted Cruz said China is encouraging U.S. opposition to slow America’s AI infrastructure buildout.
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