Trump says data center companies can win local support with a 'dividend'

What happened: President Donald Trump said data center companies should pay local communities a "dividend" to make their projects "popular," urging them to "MAKE DEALS" in a Truth Social post early Wednesday. Why it matters: Data centers are becoming an increasingly important issue in next month's midterm elections, and some politicians have shifted how they talk about the projects. Some companies have already started trying to placate unhappy locals with money or discounts.

President Donald Trump said data center companies should pay local communities a "dividend" to make their projects "popular," urging them to "MAKE DEALS" in a Truth Social post early Wednesday.

Data centers are becoming an increasingly important issue in next month's midterm elections, and some politicians have shifted how they talk about the projects. Some companies have already started trying to placate unhappy locals with money or discounts.