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The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.
In an unprecedented one-two punch against a big American firm, Mr Trump said he would immediately ban all American federal agencies from using Anthropic’s technology. Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war,
Trump referred to Anthropic as ‘WOKE’ and said that the government had to stop using it. That leaves just Elon Musk’s Grok to handle classified work.
"The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Trump ordered federal agencies to phase out Anthropic AI after the company resisted Pentagon demands for military use.
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. government agencies to stop using Anthropic's products, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth later designated the AI company a national security "supply-chain risk" -- amid a dispute with the Pentagon that hit a deadline Friday.
President Donald Trump’s sudden order comes after the Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military.
US President Donald Trump ordered a six month phase out of Anthropic products after the Pentagon labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk. The company plans a legal challenge, while OpenAI moves closer to deeper Defence Department deployment agreements.
Credit: Getty / Andrew Harnik President Donald Trump ordered every U.S. federal agency to stop using technology from AI company Anthropic on Friday, February 27, posting the directive to Truth Social at 3:47 PM ET — more than an hour before the Pentagon's own 5:01 PM ET deadline for Anthropic to comply with its demands.