Trump Defends AI Data Centers in Michael Cohen Interview, Calls Opposition 'a Mistake' Bigger Than Oil

President Trump used a 40-minute Sunday radio interview with former fixer Michael Cohen to defend the AI data-center buildout, arguing communities that oppose them are 'making a mistake' because the industry 'could be bigger than oil' and creates 'tremendous amounts of jobs and money.' Trump also claimed the U.S. is beating China in AI 'by a lot' and dismissed grid concerns, saying operators 'are making their own power plants.' The comments put Trump at direct odds with Republican governors like Texas's Greg Abbott, who said Saturday that data-center companies 'dug their own grave' by ignoring community buy-in.