{"id":84947,"date":"2026-04-21T13:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/trump-says-anthropic-is-taking-shape-and-a-deal-is-possible-for-defense-department-use-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:13:49","slug":"trump-says-anthropic-is-taking-shape-and-a-deal-is-possible-for-defense-department-use-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/trump-says-anthropic-is-taking-shape-and-a-deal-is-possible-for-defense-department-use-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Anthropic is taking shape and a deal is &#8216;possible&#8217; for Defense Department use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108294550\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108294550\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000410374\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>President Donald Trump told CNBC on Tuesday that &#8220;it&#8217;s possible&#8221; there will be a deal allowing Anthropic&#8217;s artificial intelligence models to be used within the Defense Department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They came to the White House a few days ago, and we had some very good conversations with them, and I think they&#8217;re shaping up,&#8221; Trump said during an interview with CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box.&#8221; &#8220;They&#8217;re very smart, and I think they can be very useful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s comments came after a high-profile clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic became public earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department declared Anthropic a supply chain risk in March, meaning the use of the company&#8217;s technology allegedly poses a threat to US national security. 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