Trump: Data centers could be 'bigger than oil' as Texas seeks pause
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President Donald Trump says Texas is making a mistake by pausing data center projects.
Trump made the remarks while in an interview with Punchbowl News that was uploaded on YouTube on Aug. 7. During a discussion about artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of data centers, Trump said that if he were a governor, he would want the data center projects "so badly."
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