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Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government

TechnologyFebruary 28, 2026
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Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government
The Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military.
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US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was instructing every federal agency to “immediately cease” use of Anthropic’s AI tools. The move comes after Anthropic and top officials clashed for weeks over military applications of artificial intelligence.

"The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said that there would be a “six month phase out period” for agencies using Anthropic, which could allow time for further negotiations between the government and the AI startup.

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