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Kevin O'Leary Claims Chinese Agents Are Behind Utah Backlash
Confirmed
In Short: On May 11th, Kevin O'Leary appeared on Fox Business to claim that he was under attack by Chinese agents.
On May 11th, Kevin O'Leary appeared on Fox Business to claim that he was under attack by Chinese agents.
Since the three county commissioners unanimously approved his data center the week before, O'Leary has noticed a surge in online hostility.
O'Leary's high-profile stance has only amplified the opposition from Utah residents who are against data centers.
O'Leary previously stated that the project's rapid approval by Utah's governor and legislative leaders demonstrated the state's readiness to compete on a global scale.
The proposed Stratos data center was set to be built on an enormous scale, which has further fueled local resistance.
What's confirmed
- On May 11th, Kevin O'Leary appeared on Fox Business to claim that he was under attack by Chinese agents.
- Since the three county commissioners unanimously approved his data center the week before, O'Leary has noticed a surge in online hostility.
- O'Leary's high-profile stance has only amplified the opposition from Utah residents who are against data centers.
- O'Leary previously stated that the project's rapid approval by Utah's governor and legislative leaders demonstrated the state's readiness to compete on a global scale.
- The proposed Stratos data center was set to be built on an enormous scale, which has further fueled local resistance.
What's still developing
- But O’Leary’s attention-seeking has only popularized and energized the backlash among Utahns who want nothing to do with data centers — and they’re fighting back.
- The project was coming so fast, thanks to Utah’s governor and legislative leaders, O’Leary said, that “it shows China and the rest of the world we aren’t messing around.” Stratos was proposed at enormous scale.