Trump's big move against Anthropic came on Friday as the company's CEO, Dario Amodei, rejected the Pentagon's demands to allow the military unrestricted use of its AI technology. He ordered most agencies to immediately stop Anthropic's AI use, but gave the  Pentagon a six-month period to phase out the technology that is already embedded in military platforms.

 "We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!" Trump said in a post on social media, calling Anthropic's decision a "disastrous mistake". He also called those working at Anthropic "left-wing nut jobs" and said their "selfishness is putting American lives at risk and the national security in jeopardy"