Amy Kremer, the former Tea Party activist and cofounder of Women for Trump, is spearheading a new campaign against the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence data centers, framing the issue as a fight for community self-determination and American energy sovereignty. Kremer now chairs Humans First, a nonprofit launched this year to inject an "America First" perspective into the AI policy debate.
The group has organized a nationwide protest set for July 18, with demonstrations planned in 22 states, including 11 events in Texas and seven in Florida. The target is the hyperscale facilities powering AI systems from companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI. Kremer’s entry into the anti-data center movement signals that opposition is not confined to progressive environmental circles but is gaining traction among economic nationalists wary of unaccountable corporate power.
"We're doing this because the people of this country are rising up and saying, 'We don't want these hyperscale data centers in our communities,'" Kremer said.
The rapid approval of data centers has become a flashpoint in rural counties, where residents face the prospect of higher electricity rates and degraded local infrastructure without commensurate local employment. A Gallup poll published in May found that over 70% of Americans oppose a data center in their immediate vicinity. Over 1,400 such facilities have been built or approved by the end of 2025, with hundreds more pending. The Data Center Coalition, an industry lobbying group, argues the centers are vital to competing with China and maintaining global tech dominance.
Humans First diverges from left-wing calls for a federal or statewide moratorium, an approach championed by Democratic Representatives Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "We do not believe in a nationwide moratorium or even a statewide moratorium. We believe that each community should have a choice in what they put in their communities," Kremer stated, emphasizing local control over blanket federal dictates.
The protests are expected to amplify concerns that the AI buildout prioritizes investor returns and national security narratives over the economic stability of American towns. With the midterm elections approaching, data center siting has emerged as a rare bipartisan pressure point, uniting working-class voters against concentrated corporate and state interests. Kremer’s organizing underscores the populist realignment around infrastructure that directly impacts domestic energy grids and local quality of life.