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Trump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Has Tens of Millions Invested in AI Industry

By Mark Olalde, ProPublica · November 6, 2026

The Trump administration has likened the need to build out the nation’s artificial intelligence infrastructure to the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort that produced the world’s first atomic bomb. The White House’s point person on the effort, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, has spoken of the “AI arms race”…

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Trump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Has Tens of Millions Invested in AI Industry

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