In Touting $3.3 Billion Data Center, Biden Seeks to Draw Sharp Comparison to Trump

The Trump administration’s prior effort to bring a Foxconn project to Wisconsin proved to be a ‘con,’ the president said.
In Touting $3.3 Billion Data Center, Biden Seeks to Draw Sharp Comparison to Trump
President Joe Biden speaks in Washington on April 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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President Joe Biden appeared in Racine, Wisconsin, to share the news that Microsoft is investing $3.3 billion to build a new artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Racine on the same land that was cleared for a Foxconn manufacturing facility six years ago.

The new facility, according to the White House, will create 2,300 union construction jobs, as well as 2,000 well-paying permanent jobs that will feature comprehensive benefits such as paid family leave and “growth pathways.”