Trump vs. MAGA Base Over Data Centers

President Donald Trump is clashing with his own political base over data centers and AI, as he strongly supports their expansion while a majority of Americans, including nearly half of Republicans, oppose new construction. A New York Times poll found over 60 percent of Americans and 47 percent of Republicans oppose data center building, prompting GOP strategists to warn that supporting them is a losing position. Trump has dismissed critics as "backwards and poor" on Truth Social, where anti-data-center comments outnumbered positive ones four to one. The issue remains a low priority for voters, with many undecided on which party to trust, and some Trump-aligned candidates like Wisconsin's Tom Tiffany are already distancing themselves from the president's stance.