The claim comes after both X, formerly Twitter, and OpenAI disclosed China-linked online influence activity targeting the U.S. debate over data centers. But the available evidence draws an important distinction: researchers have found attempts to amplify existing American concerns, while there is considerably less evidence that China created, controls or is principally responsible for the nationwide backlash.
mandag 14. september 2026
Trump Suggests China Is Stirring US Data Center Backlash: What We Know
President Donald Trump has suggested that China may be helping fuel the growing American backlash against data centers. Asked by Fox News host Laura Ingraham why Americans do not want data centers near their homes, Trump replied: “A lot of people say it’s China” and “a lot of people say that it’s a China PR thing.” Trump did not point to any specific evidence during the exchange. He also warned that communities could lose investment and jobs if they reject data centers, calling them “the oil of the next 50 years.”
The claim comes after both X, formerly Twitter, and OpenAI disclosed China-linked online influence activity targeting the U.S. debate over data centers. But the available evidence draws an important distinction: researchers have found attempts to amplify existing American concerns, while there is considerably less evidence that China created, controls or is principally responsible for the nationwide backlash.
The claim comes after both X, formerly Twitter, and OpenAI disclosed China-linked online influence activity targeting the U.S. debate over data centers. But the available evidence draws an important distinction: researchers have found attempts to amplify existing American concerns, while there is considerably less evidence that China created, controls or is principally responsible for the nationwide backlash.