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Kevin O'Leary retracts claims about Utah critics

Kevin O'Leary, a celebrity investor, has retracted his accusations that critics of his data center proposal in Utah were acting as proxies for the Chinese government. O'Leary stated he has no evidence to support his initial claims against these Utah-based individuals and organizations. AI

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Kevin O'Leary retracts claims about Utah critics

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Salt Lake Tribune: After accusing Utah critics of being ‘proxies for the Chinese government,’ Kevin O’Leary now says he has no evidence. “Celebrity investor Kev

    Salt Lake Tribune: After accusing Utah critics of being ‘proxies for the Chinese government,’ Kevin O’Leary now says he has no evidence. “Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary is walking back comments he made about people and organizations in Utah that have mounted opposition to his B…