Cox talks data center — and says he’s not running for president — during wide-ranging interview

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 1,255

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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When The Atlantic reporter McKay Coppins kicked off his on-stage conversation with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday, he started out with a joke asking the governor when he would be announcing his run for president.

Coppins, who also hosts a Deseret News podcast, pointed to Cox’s recently announced book, titled “Off Ramp: How to be a Peacemaker in An Age of Contempt” and quipped surely that must mean he’d be …

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