The National Republican Senatorial Committee called data centers a “sleeper issue” in the 2026 midterms.

President Donald Trump has stood firmly behind data center expansion while Republican candidates have started to criticize the facilities.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee called data centers a “sleeper issue” in the 2026 midterms.

The president says people opposing data centers are “backwards and poor.”

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