{"id":66038,"date":"2026-05-30T05:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=66038"},"modified":"2026-05-30T05:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:57:40","slug":"trump-constantly-lies-and-misleads-the-public-about-necessity-of-winning-the-ai-data-center-race-with-china-to-falsely-frame-it-as-a-national-security-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=66038","title":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Trump constantly lies and misleads the public about &#8216;necessity&#8217; of winning the AI data center race with China by falsely frame it as a &#8216;national security&#8217; issue.<\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed that the United States must aggressively build artificial intelligence data centers and their accompanying power infrastructure to maintain its technological and military edge over China. He has characterized the global AI race as a high-stakes competition where the U.S. must remain dominant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">\n<h3><strong>The AI-China Race<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQi4wTegoIAggACAEIDxAA\">\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCA8QAQ\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">National Security Imperative:<\/strong>\u00a0The Trump administration views leadership in AI as foundational to both economic prosperity and national security. Officials have argued that falling behind China would severely compromise the country&#8217;s defense capabilities.<\/span><span class=\"WBgIic notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"RGDEfd_y,RGDEfd_z\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"NMq1me\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=RGDEfd_x\/TKHnVd\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"S9OuHf\" data-animation-skip=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQ3s0SegoIAggACAEIDxAE\" data-complete=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCA8QBg\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Countering Foreign Influence:<\/strong>\u00a0The administration has specifically claimed that China-backed disinformation campaigns are deliberately trying to fuel local opposition and stall the construction of large-scale AI data centers across the United States.<\/span><span class=\"WBgIic notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"RGDEfd_15,RGDEfd_16\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"NMq1me\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=RGDEfd_14\/TKHnVd\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQi4wTegoIAggACAEIEBAA\">\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">\n<h3><strong>Fast-Tracking Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQi4wTegoIAggACAEIHhAA\">\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCB4QAQ\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">White House Blueprint:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0<span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/releases\/2025\/07\/white-house-unveils-americas-ai-action-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCB4QAg\" aria-label=\"America's AI Action Plan. Link preview. Site: The White House (.gov). Title: White House Unveils America's AI Action Plan. URL: https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/releases\/2025\/07\/white-house-unveils-americas-ai-action-plan\/.\">America&#8217;s AI Action Plan<\/a><\/span>\u00a0outlines a strategy of deregulation designed to fast-track data center construction and increase federal AI computing resources.<\/span><span class=\"WBgIic notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"RGDEfd_32,RGDEfd_33\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"NMq1me\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=RGDEfd_31\/TKHnVd\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"S9OuHf\" data-animation-skip=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQ3s0SegoIAggACAEIHhAF\" data-complete=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCB4QBw\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Regulatory Rollbacks:<\/strong>\u00a0The administration has moved to loosen environmental rules, speed up permitting, and utilize federal land to ensure developers can scale up data centers quickly.<\/span><span class=\"WBgIic notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"RGDEfd_39,RGDEfd_3a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"NMq1me\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=RGDEfd_38\/TKHnVd\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><button class=\"vDOt8c oy7Apc qu4n2c\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"b5c323bd-20b3-4e55-90ea-aa63d199373b\" aria-label=\"Reuters (+1) - View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=RGDEfd_38\/C5gNJc;aria-label=RGDEfd_38\/bOjMyf;class=RGDEfd_38\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQye0OegoIAggACAEIHhAJ\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCB4QCQ\"><\/button><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"S9OuHf\" data-animation-skip=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5-f2c3uCUAxWcLtAFHc_wDPkQ3s0SegoIAggACAEIHhAK\" data-complete=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCB4QDA\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Self-Sustaining Power:<\/strong>\u00a0Trump has directed major tech companies to build their own independent power plants\u2014such as nuclear and gas facilities\u2014to ensure the massive energy needs of AI do not drive up electricity bills for American consumers. This culminated in top tech companies signing a\u00a0<span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-trump-hosts-ai-leaders-to-sign-pledge-that-households-wont-bear-utility-bill-increases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCB4QDQ\" aria-label=\"Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Link preview. Site: PBS. Title: WATCH: Trump hosts AI leaders to sign pledge that .... URL: https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-trump-hosts-ai-leaders-to-sign-pledge-that-households-wont-bear-utility-bill-increases.\">Ratepayer Protection Pledge<\/a><\/span> to fully cover the cost of electricity production.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66038"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66040,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66038\/revisions\/66040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}