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Trump tells data center companies to make financial deals with local communities

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A hot potato: President Trump has said that data center companies should "make deals" with local communities to ensure the facilities aren't loathed by the people who live near them. He added that paying a "dividend" would help make the sites popular, though similar incentives haven't always worked in the past.

"I have watched the process closely, and data centers that were highly unpopular in a certain area, have become extremely popular when a financial deal is struck," Trump said in a Truth Social ⁠post.

The president added that these dividends should be paid to the community and/or individuals within the community.

While everyone likes free money, not everyone believes a cash incentive is worth having a data center at their front door. It was reported in September that every household in Hazle...

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