Michigan Residents React To Trump's Comments About Data Centers In Communities

CBS Detroit

September 2, 2026

In a widely shared and controversial post to Truth Social on Monday morning, President Trump blasted communities across the country that are rallying against data centers.

The president claims that China "could not be happier with this anti-data center movement."

"The massive use of rural land, and I don't know how the water and electricity draw is going to be yet, that's concerning to us," Mike MacDonald from York Township told CBS Detroit.

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