Trump calls for data center ‘dividends’ in bid to win over midterm voters – US politics live
Summary
President Donald Trump announced that Stephen Hubbard, an American prisoner in Russia, was released after Trump spoke directly with President Putin. Trump also discussed plans for data centers to pay benefits to local communities during his midterm election campaign rallies.Key Facts
- Stephen Hubbard, an American convicted by Russia for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, was released and is returning home.
- Hubbard was arrested in 2022 when Russian forces briefly controlled the Ukrainian city where he lived.
- President Trump said he made a direct request to Russian President Putin that led to Hubbard’s release.
- The release did not involve a prisoner swap, which Trump described as unusual for Russia.
- Trump attended a campaign rally in North Carolina and plans another in South Carolina ahead of the midterm elections.
- At the rallies, Trump suggested that data centers, which use a lot of energy, should pay a “dividend” or share profits with local communities.
- Trump requires the new data centers to produce their own electricity and sell any excess power to nearby areas.
- US envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting Russian President Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss Ukraine.
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