The president reveals plans for $20 billion in foreign investment to construct new American data centers.
- New data centers will be constructed in the United States with a $20 billion foreign investment, as announced by President-elect Donald Trump.
- DAMAC Properties founder and Trump associate, Billionaire Hussain Sajwani, has committed to donating the funds, according to Trump.
On Tuesday, President-elect Trump declared a $20 billion investment from foreign sources to construct new data centers throughout the United States.
At Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect announced that Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, a Trump associate and founder of DAMAC Properties, would contribute "at least" that amount.
Trump stated that Sajwani's company could potentially spend twice as much money, or even more, on their efforts.
Trump announced that the "first phase" of the plan will occur in Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana.
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by Eamon Javers
Politics
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