Trump criticizes New York Governor Hochul over data center moratorium

Published Jul 15, 06:29 PM UTC

President Donald Trump publicly criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul for implementing the state's first-ever statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called the freeze a 'terrible decision' and accused Hochul of enacting it for 'political reasons.' He argued that data centers are major economic wins for states and communities. The moratorium, which is the first of its kind in the nation, has sparked a political clash between the former president and the Democratic governor over energy, economic development, and environmental policy in New York.