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NEC Director Kevin Hassett: Any localty that doesn't want a data center doesn't have to allow it
In a CNBC 'Squawk on the Street' interview, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the White House response to the midterm results and job reports. The title says localities that do not want a data center do not have to allow one.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
According to the headline, a senior White House economist says communities can say no to a local data center.
For lawmakers
If accurately headlined, the White House economic adviser leaves siting of data centers to localities, which bears on state and local rules.
The record
- Questions
- Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment? · What happens to work, income and the economy?
- People
- Kevin Hassett (Speaks, Director, National Economic Council)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of November 6, 2026, via
yt-cnbc-television(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- CNBC Television, “NEC Director Kevin Hassett: Any localty that doesn't want a data center doesn't have to allow it”, November 6, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/cnbc-2026-11-06-hassett-localities-data-centers
Our notesLight lane: the claim comes from the video title only; the excerpt does not carry the words. Needs a read of the transcript before use.