# Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Put a data center up in Mar-a-Lago’

> Source: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6063264-ocasio-cortez-data-center-mar-a-lago-florida/>
> Published: 2026-09-01 15:17:13+00:00

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) quipped Monday that a company should build an AI data center near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort after he said communities will be “backwards and poor” if they oppose the construction of such facilities. “How about we put one in Mar-a-Lago? I love that. Let’s put a data center up in…