{"id":2653115,"date":"2026-09-01T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-taunts-trump-on-data-centers-with-mar-a-lago-pitch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:43:53","slug":"aoc-taunts-trump-on-data-centers-with-mar-a-lago-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-taunts-trump-on-data-centers-with-mar-a-lago-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC taunts Trump on data centers with Mar-a-Lago pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Faoc-taunts-trump-on-data-centers-with-mar-a-lago-pitch%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=2653115&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>Alexandria Ocasio-cortez (D-NY) criticized President Donald Trump over his remarks about data centers, suggesting he shoudl have one at his Florida home if he believes in their benefits. She sarcastically proposed placing a data centre at Mar-a-lago to demonstrate its impact on local communities. The debate highlights a broader ideological divide: opponents like Ocasio-Cortez view data center expansion as benefitting the wealthy and exacerbating societal inequalities,while supporters argue that data centers drive economic growth,create jobs,and enhance national security. Trump has promoted the economic advantages of data centers, contrasting with progressive figures who see their growth as contributing to oligarchic wealth and systemic inequality.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <\/a>(D-NY) on Monday taunted President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> over data centers, saying he should have one at his Florida home if he\u2019s serious about their benefits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York Democrat was pressed on Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/data-centers\/\">recent assertion<\/a> that \u201cthe only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4708232\/chip-roy-blasts-witness-who-wouldnt-denounce-releasing-individuals-who-enter-the-us-illegally\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                         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                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House passes stopgap funding bill with help of 176 Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-with-help-of-176-democrats\/\" title=\"House passes stopgap funding bill with help of 176 Democrats\">avoid pre-election shutdown<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2094562489283551622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2094562489283551622%7Ctwgr%5Eeb69ea9b49b24193044c1ecf7099b6eb2869e1cd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhereisthebuzz.com%2Faoc-suggests-mar-a-lago-data-center-after-trump-calls-opponents-backwards-and-poor%2F\">replied<\/a>, \u201cOh, I mean, how about we put one in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mar-a-lago\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"518\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a>?\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI love that,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez told <em>MeidasTouch<\/em>\u2019s Pablo Manriquez. \u201cLet\u2019s put a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/data-centers\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22166\">data center<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago, and we\u2019ll see how backwards and poor he is in response to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud South <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsouth.com\/about\/\">already operates<\/a> a data center in Palm Beach, under 2 miles from Mar-a-Lago. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exchange came as Ocasio-Cortez and other socialists have increasingly framed data center expansion as a battle between the rich and the poor. Corporations are ripping off locals with data center deals that make the wealthy even richer, fueling an oligarchic society, according to figures ranging from Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed, who is backed by socialists. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump and other proponents have argued that data centers, which power artificial intelligence and the technology grid, bring economic benefits that trickle down to locals in the form of jobs, boosting the standard of living and enhancing national security against rivals such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"232\">China<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702722\/dnc-lawyers-voter-protection-volunteers-contentious-midterms\/\"><strong>DNC RECRUITS LAWYERS AND THOUSANDS OF \u2018VOTER PROTECTION\u2019 VOLUNTEERS AS IT BRACES FOR CONTENTIOUS MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign,\u201d the president wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117190477440173795\">in a post<\/a> on Truth Social on Monday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe good news is that there are plenty of other places that want them. If we kill the Golden Goose, you will only have yourselves to blame,\u201d he added. \u201cChina could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement. Actually, they can\u2019t believe it is happening!\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC mocks Trump, suggests he put a data center at Mar-a-Lago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2653116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26200714584172-1-1-e1786466261396.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8334,47534,7075,52826,3634],"class_list":["post-2653115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aoc","tag-data-centers","tag-mar-a-lago","tag-political-dispute","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26200714584172-1-1-e1786466261396.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653119,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653115\/revisions\/2653119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}