Trump rallies Ohio Republicans around midterm vote and data-centre dispute
In Vandalia, Donald Trump predicted a decisive Republican win as he campaigned for Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy. Data-centre costs and energy policy were also part of the debate.
US President Donald Trump told a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, that Republicans would win big in the November 3 midterm elections, predicting a “big surprise” despite polls suggesting Democrats could gain ground. Al Jazeera reported that Trump urged supporters to vote as he campaigned for Senator Jon Husted, gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and other Republicans.
Husted faces Democrat Sherrod Brown in a competitive Senate race. Husted has said he is fighting for lower prices, while also arguing the United States must win the Iran war “on our terms”.
Trump defended data centres, saying they should benefit local communities and warning that restrictions could send investment to China. The facilities have drawn bipartisan opposition over concerns about electricity costs, farmland and water supplies.
Husted has faced criticism for helping attract data centres to Ohio while lieutenant governor. Legislation he sponsored to have utility regulators effectively charge large power users more was blocked in the Senate, with nearly all Democrats opposing it.
Brown alleged on X that Husted had given Big Tech billions in tax breaks and said Ohioans were left to bear the costs. The source material provides no polling figures or methodology for the reported expectation of Democratic gains.
