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Trump says Anthropic is shaping up and a deal is 'possible' for Department of Defense use

Cnbc · · 481 words · By Ashley Capoot
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that "it's possible" there will be a deal allowing Anthropic's artificial intelligence models to be used within the Department of Defense.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Trump discussed the possibility of a DOD deal with Anthropic and mentioned that talks went well.
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web search NEUTRAL — In March the Defense Department labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, requiring contractors to certify they were not using the company’s Claude models in military work. The administration ordered age…
https://blockport.io/latest-news/trump-anthropic-talks-dod-d…
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“The DOD declared Anthropic a supply chain risk in March”
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Multiple independent web sources and a Wikipedia entry specifically confirm the Department of Defense designated Anthropic a supply chain risk in March 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthropic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as a AI chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software development. Cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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“Trump also ordered all federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology" in a Truth Social post”
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Multiple web search results explicitly quote the Truth Social post where Trump directed federal agencies to 'IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
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“The Pentagon has continued to use Claude during the war with Iran.”
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Web search results report that the Pentagon continued using Claude for target selection during 'Operation Epic Fury' (strikes in Iran) despite the ban.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthropic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as a AI chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software development. Cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project Maven (officially Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team) is a United States Department of Defense initiative launched in 2017 to accelerate the adoption of machine learning and data integr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Maven
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“Anthropic later sued the Trump administration in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., to try and reverse its blacklisting”
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Multiple web sources (Thehill.in, Axios) confirm Anthropic filed lawsuits in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. to reverse the blacklisting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models named Claude and focuses on AI safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic sued the government to attempt to reverse its blacklisting in courts in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and people circumstances are ongoing.
https://thehill.in/anthropics-dario-amodei-meets-with-white-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Axios first reported on the plan. Tuesday’s hearing stemmed from one of the two federal lawsuits Anthropic filed against the Trump administration on Monday, alleging that the government unconstitution…
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-refuses-to-…
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“Trump's social media directive has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump’s Truth Social directive has also been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Talks between both sides then started opening again. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei met senior administrati…
https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/6798a-trump-calls-team-behin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Our site archives all of Donald Trump's TRUTH Social posts, providing a searchable index of his statements, video transcripts, and image descriptions.
https://trumpstruth.org/
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“Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with senior administration officials to talk about the company's powerful new Mythos model on Friday.”
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Multiple independent sources (Bloomberg, Republic World, and other web results) confirm CEO Dario Amodei met with senior administration officials on Friday to discuss the Mythos model.
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web search NEUTRAL — The White House said a meeting Friday with Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei was “productive and constructive” as the Trump administration seeks wider access to the company’s powerful…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/anthropic…
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web search NEUTRAL — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday to discuss the Mythos AI model, with both sides calling the talks productive on safety, cybersecurity and US AI leadersh…
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/anthropics-mythos-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic said in a statement that Amodei's meeting included senior administration officials and explored how the San Francisco-based company and the “U.S. government can work together on key shared p…
https://www.mrt.com/news/politics/article/white-house-chief-…
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“White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were present for the discussion”
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One web search result explicitly mentions Susie Wiles met with Amodei. While other sources mention 'senior administration officials', only one specifically names Wiles and Bessent in the context of the meeting.
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“Anthropic announced Mythos earlier this month”
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Cross-references from CNBC and Axios both confirm the announcement of the Mythos model occurred approximately a month prior to the events described.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — It came a month on from Anthropic releasing its own model, Mythos
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/openai-eu-cyber-model-anthro…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — When Mythos was announced, Anthropic estimated it would be another six to 18 months before another AI company released a model with similar cyber capabilities.
https://axios.com/2026/05/05/openai-anthropic-mythos-cyber-t…
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“Amodei joined a call with Bessent and Vice President JD Vance in early April to discuss AI cyber readiness along with other major tech CEOs”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references regarding a call in early April between Amodei, Bessent, and JD Vance.
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“The AI startup, which was founded in 2021”
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“Anthropic signed a $200 million contract with the Pentagon in July”
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“as the company began negotiating Claude's deployment on the DOD's GenAI.mil AI platform in September, talks collapsed.”
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“Amazon and Anthropic announce new deal to provide up to 5 gigawatts of compute to Claude AI models”
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