Meta’s Louisiana Data Center to Cost $50 Billion, Trump Says

President Donald Trump said that Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to spend $50 billion on its massive data center in rural Louisiana.

Trump, speaking Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting, said he was in awe of the cost of the project, which is currently being built.

“When they said $50 billion for a plant, I said, ‘What the hell kind of plant is that?’” Trump said, holding up a graphic he said was given to him by Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. It shows the data center superimposed over Manhattan, to demonstrate scale. “When you look at this, you ...