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Palm Beach Rejects AI Data Center, Developers Must Resubmit

9/2/2026

Center

Trump Decries AI Centers

U.S. President Donald Trump posted that opposing AI data centers will make areas ‘backwards and poor,’ and cited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Mar-a-Lago site suggestion.
Cloud South already operates an AI data center less than two miles from Mar-a-Lago.
Palm Beach County commissioners voted against an AI data center, forcing Project Tango developers to resubmit.
Rep. Tim Burchett urged local control and suggested placing data centers on military installations.

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Trump Slams AI

U.S. President Donald Trump posted that communities opposing AI data centers will be ‘backwards and poor,’ and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested building one at Mar-a-Lago.
A Fox News poll found 70 % oppose an AI data center.
Palm Beach commissioners rejected an AI data center proposal, forcing Project Tango developers to resubmit.

Blindspot

A Fox News poll found 70 % of respondents opposed a nearby AI data center, with opposition spanning 6 in 10 Republicans and over three-quarters of Democrats.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Trump Decries AI Centers

U.S. President Donald Trump posted that opposing AI data centers will make areas ‘backwards and poor,’ and cited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Mar-a-Lago site suggestion.
Cloud South already operates an AI data center less than two miles from Mar-a-Lago.
Palm Beach County commissioners voted against an AI data center, forcing Project Tango developers to resubmit.
Rep. Tim Burchett urged local control and suggested placing data centers on military installations.

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