Trump: Aging US Power Grid Cannot Handle AI Electricity Demand
Donald Trump · Bombshell: Fed Report Says Most Firms See No AI Impact · Feb 25, 2026 · at 19:35
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In a State of the Union clip, Donald Trump discusses the limitations of US energy infrastructure relative to the power needs of AI computing.
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“We have an old grid. It could never handle the kind of numbers, the amount of electricity that's needed.”
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