{"id":2576118,"date":"2026-03-04T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-speaks-on-data-center-and-electricity-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:02:26","slug":"watch-live-trump-speaks-on-data-center-and-electricity-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-speaks-on-data-center-and-electricity-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks on data center and electricity costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-trump-speaks-on-data-center-and-electricity-costs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump participated in a White House event focused on pressuring major tech companies to sign a \u201cRatepayer Protection Pledge\u201d to prevent higher electricity bills tied to data center power demand. The event was set to feature leaders from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon, who reportedly agreed to build or secure new generation resources and to cover the cost of all <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >power-delivery infrastructure upgrades required<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-responds-to-china-cyber-attack-by-expanding-business-in-china\/\" title=\"Microsoft Responds to China Cyber Attack by Expanding Business in China\">data centers<\/a>, so these expenses aren\u2019t passed onto American households. A live video of the event was embedded in the coverage,with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-school-board-cancels-event-with-yazidi-nobel-laureate-former-isis-sex-slave-over-islamophobia-fears\/\" title=\"Canada School Board Cancels ... with Yazidi Nobel Laureate, Former ISIS Sex Slave over \u2018Islamophobia\u2019 Fears\">event scheduled<\/a> to begin at 3 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Trump participates in &lsquo;Ratepayer Protection Pledge&rsquo; electricity costs event<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is taking part in a White House event focused on pressing large technology corporations to sign a pledge ensuring they ward off higher <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\">electricity<\/a> bills tied to data center power demand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PNTBiqkv-RM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: President Trump participates in a 'Roundtable on Ratepayer Protection Pledge'\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PNTBiqkv-RM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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