Source: The Next Web
Trump's dismissal of AI backlash as partisan politics contradicts his own base: nearly half of Republicans now oppose data centers. The technology's real-world costs—land use, energy consumption, water scarcity—have moved beyond partisan framing into legitimate infrastructure disputes. The gap between Trump's rhetoric and GOP voter sentiment shows AI enthusiasm remains concentrated among elites, while working-class constituencies across the political spectrum are aligning around localized material concerns that neither party has adequately addressed.