Ben Shapiro is losing his own viewers after claiming that opposition to AI data centers is a secret Russia-and-China plot to wreck the US economy — a bad look as anger over data centers grows across both parties.

• Shapiro's video blaming foreign governments for data center backlash got roasted in his own comments as out of touch.
• People near data centers are angry because their utility and electric bills are going up, partly to cover the data centers' costs.
• The backlash is bipartisan — polls show both Republicans and Democrats oppose new data centers, over higher energy prices, water use, noise, and few lasting jobs.
• Democratic leaders like Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer are cheering these projects anyway, angering voters, because big money and campaign donations favor the data center buildout.
• The bigger claim: pundits like Shapiro push corporate-friendly messages because wealthy donors and industries (oil, pharma, data centers) fund them.

Outlook: Expect data centers to stay a hot political issue into the midterms, with backlash pressuring both parties as electric bills climb.