‘Communist Lobbying’: Sheehy Blasts Left-Wing Push To Kill Data Centers

Sheehy’s response came after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) publicly called for a moratorium on the construction of new artificial intelligence server farms, claiming three-quarters of the country backs such a pause.

Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data centers.

We were called “radical,” “crazy” and “extremists.”

Today, 75% of Americans agree and hundreds of candidates are responding.

The message is clear: We need a moratorium.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 23, 2026

“Every good-paying, middle-class employment powerhouse has been systematically murdered by globalist and communist lobbying in America sending those jobs, that industry, and all of its economic impact overseas,” Sheehy wrote.

First they killed our timber mills, then our mines, then our factories – now data centers. Every good-paying, middle-class employment powerhouse has been systematically murdered by globalist and communist lobbying in America sending those jobs, that industry, and all of its… https://t.co/Y5Gt0MYD1W

— Tim Sheehy (@TimSheehyMT) August 24, 2026

“Every politician calling for the end of data centers is also calling for the destruction of the future jobs they create and the end of Netflix, X, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, Google, Amazon, and every app you actually use,” he added. “They all run on data centers.”

The push comes as some GOP lawmakers sound the alarm over dark-money foreign meddling. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) recently demanded answers from federal investigators over mounting evidence that China is orchestrating covert influence campaigns on U.S. soil.

“Our nation is locked in a race with China to innovate and lead the world in the development of artificial intelligence technologies,” Guthrie warned. “The fact that Chinese Communist Party-backed entities and other foreign adversaries may be attempting to influence decisions related to American data center infrastructure puts into perspective how serious of a fight we are in.”

“Americans deserve to know who is bankrolling the disinformation campaign that seeks to block critical infrastructure investments,” he added.

According to congressional investigators and security watchdog reports, foreign entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party are funneling cash through non-profit networks and unleashing online bot armies. They are intent on spreading fake outrage over local utility bills and water usage to trick local communities into blocking server farms.

By tricking state politicians into putting moratoriums on fresh construction, Beijing hopes to paralyze America’s power grid expansion and take total control of global AI dominance.

Supporters of data-center development also dispute claims about the industry’s environmental impact. The Goldwater Institute, a free-market think tank, points out that data centers are actually amazingly efficient. All server farms nationwide combined consume under 0.05% of American freshwater, which is tiny compared to basic agricultural irrigation.

Even better for taxpayers, tech developers pay for local utility upgrades rather than leaving working families to pay. In Loudoun County, Virginia, server facilities generate tens of millions in local property taxes, producing roughly $26 in municipal revenue for every dollar spent on public services.

Yet despite the massive economic payoff, left-wing leaders continue taking the bait. New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul recently blocked local server farm permits as her administration develops new rules governing their construction.