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With his return to office, plenty more changes are expected to impact the data centre industry to support national interests. There is also hope that Trump will continue to widely support technology innovation and drive continued development.

S President Donald Trump’s second Presidency has hit the ground running, with countless executive orders and international investments taking place with the goal of keeping the US booming.

The US data centre story so far Ahead of the November 2024 election, the Biden Administration entered somewhat of a ‘trade debate’ with the People’s Republic of China over semiconductors, actually placing restrictions on the country’s exports.

With the US data centre market having boomed significantly over the past several years, individual states have played a critical role in driving greater investments across the industry. Local governments and authorities have often offered tax incentives to entice data centre operators to build in their state, with the end goal being to boost GDP and support the local community.

As a result, former US President Joe Biden’s time in office has been remembered for these restrictions on essential components to build AI systems. The government wanted to ensure that the US could gain advantage over China over advanced chip production – although citing national security as the main reason.

As a result, the US data centre industry has enjoyed much growth, which has been powered largely by the country’s hyperscale companies. Amazon, Microsoft and Google are just some of the many organisations that have built large data centres to run their cloud platforms and now, President Trump is eager to keep that momentum going.

Alongside this, President Biden’s government authorised the CHIPS and Science Act, which authorised billiondollar funding to boost national research and manufacturing of semiconductors within the US.

Trump was critical of the CHIPS Act in the past and it remains to be seen if he will continue this funding now that he is in office. Currently, it has been suggested that changes will be made, but nothing has been confirmed.

“WE WANT TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND WE’RE MAKING [ AI ] AVAILABLE”

Significantly, however, he has revoked Biden’s 2023 executive order on AI risk, saying: “The United States has long been at the forefront of AI innovation, driven

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DONALD TRUMP

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Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025 as the 47th President of the United States. He is also a media personality and businessman and previously served as President 2017-2021.