AI DATA CENTER BACKLASH

AI DATA CENTER BACKLASH

From The Highwire by Del Bigtree

May 22, 2026 · 14 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the growing bipartisan backlash against massive AI data centers in rural America, highlighting Kevin O'Leary's Utah project.

A bipartisan backlash is spreading through rural America as massive AI data centers, including Kevin O'Leary’s Utah project reportedly twice the size of Manhattan. Find out why this fight is rapidly becoming one of the biggest political battles in America.

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Host: Del Bigtree

Topics covered

  • AI
  • data centers
  • politics
  • bipartisan
  • rural America

Keywords

  • AI data centers
  • bipartisan backlash
  • political battles
  • rural America
  • Kevin O'Leary

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Places: Utah, Manhattan

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