An anti-data center movement is sweeping the United States, with Bessant blaming cloud giants for "not knowing how to win people's hearts and minds."
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant publicly criticized tech giants, accusing them of failing to win public support during the massive expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, which exacerbated the nationwide boycott of data center construction.
According to Bloomberg, Bessant stated bluntly at an event hosted by the Economic Club of Charlotte,