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Decoding America: Could datacentres loseTrump the midterms? - podcast

In this episode of Guardian Australia’s US politics podcast Decoding America, co-hosts Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad explore why datacentres in the US have provoked such anger – and whether that could harm Republicans in the midterms given Donald Trump is such a supporter o

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Presented by Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad. Produced by Cheyne Anderson and Daniel Semo, who also did sound design26 Aug 2026, 03:00 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readAmericasUnited States
Decoding America: Could datacentres lose Trump the midterms? - podcast

United StatesPresented by Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad. Produced by Cheyne Anderson and Daniel Semo, who also did sound design

In this episode of Guardian Australia’s US politics podcast Decoding America, co-hosts Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad explore why datacentres in the US have provoked such anger – and whether that could harm Republicans in the midterms given Donald Trump is such a supporter of the growing industry.

They also look at why the US and Canada are fighting over tariffs. The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, is pushing back and both countries could be on the cusp of a full-blown trade war.

Finally: why does the Trump administration’s secretary of transportation Sean Duffy have his very own YouTube show – and is he the only one?

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They also look at why the US and Canada are fighting over tariffs. The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, is pushing back and both countries could be on the cusp of a full-blown trade war.

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Source: The Guardian · Presented by Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad. Produced by Cheyne Anderson and Daniel Semo, who also did sound design. Published 26 Aug 2026, 03:00 pm.

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