Longtime Republican Voter Calls BS on Trump
Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS A longtime Donald Trump voter has had enough of the president’s “bulls--t,” calling him out live on CNN.
Lifelong Texas Republican Tom Weeks, 66, has pledged to vote for Democrats in the midterms over data center concerns.
Many Republicans in the state are angry at Gov.
Greg Abbott’s refusal to block construction of the massive facilities, giving his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, hope for an upset.
A UT/TPPP poll found that 57 percent of Texas voters either strongly or somewhat oppose construction of the centers in their community.
Among those is Weeks, who reacted angrily to President Trump pushing back against voters’ concerns.
“The 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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday, appearing to undermine the concerns of everyday Americans.
He didn’t stop there.
“If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign.
The 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.
China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement.
Actually, they can’t believe it is happening!” he ranted.
Weeks, who met with Hinajosa last month to discuss his concerns, called Trump’s response “bulls--t.” “I think it is bulls--t rhetoric and is insulting as hell.
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