From Business Insider · Lauren Edmonds · · 1m 10s
SNL Mocks Kevin O'Leary's Utah Data Center Plans
SNL's Kevin O'Leary sketch mocks his Utah data center project with 'I'm going to make the future go away'.
In brief
SNL's Kevin O'Leary sketch mocks his Utah data center project with 'I'm going to make the future go away'. Saturday Night Live portrayed Kevin O'Leary on a sketch comedy show, mocking his Utah data center project with the line 'I'm going to make the future go away'. Originally reported by Business Insider.
SNL Sketch
Saturday Night Live featured comedian James Austin Johnson portraying Kevin O'Leary on a sketch comedy show.
O'Leary's Utah Data Center
O'Leary's proposed Stratos Project data center in Utah has drawn criticism from local residents.
O'Leary's Statement
O'Leary said he would buy 40,000 acres of Utah land to build a data center that steals jobs.
“it's very simple. all i want is to buy up 40,000 acres of god's untouched splendor and replace it with a very loud computer that steals your job”
Local Opposition
Residents oppose the data center for straining resources and environmental concerns.
O'Leary's Response
O'Leary scaled back the data center size from 40,000 to 20,000 acres after public pushback.
SNL Mocks O'Leary
SNL's O'Leary mocked critics by saying 'i made the mildly inflammatory claim that every single person in utah who opposes me is a paid communist super agent from china'.
“i made the mildly inflammatory claim that every single person in utah who opposes me is a paid communist super agent from china”
What matters most
Saturday Night Live portrayed Kevin O'Leary on a sketch comedy show, mocking his Utah data center project with the line 'I'm going to make the future go away'.
