Did anybody ask anthropic why?? Perhaps we can start the conversation from there.

"This is a real post from President Trump, made today (February 27, 2026) on Truth Social. Here's the context behind it:

The dispute: The Pentagon has been pushing Anthropic to allow the U.S. military to use Claude AI "for all lawful purposes" without restrictions. Anthropic refused, holding two firm lines: Claude will not be used in fully autonomous weapons and will not be used for mass domestic surveillance of Americans. CEO Dario Amodei stated the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands.

What happened today: The Pentagon had set a 5:01 PM ET deadline for Anthropic to agree to their terms. Trump's Truth Social post came about an hour before that deadline passed. After the deadline, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a "supply-chain risk to national security," effectively blocking all federal contractors from doing business with the company CBS News — a designation typically reserved for foreign adversaries.

Anthropic's response: The company said it would "challenge any supply chain risk designation in court," arguing the designation "would both be legally unsound and set a dangerous precedent for any American company that negotiates with the government." CBS News

Broader industry reaction: OpenAI said it has the same "red lines" as Anthropic regarding autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Over 100 Google workers sent a letter demanding similar limits on Gemini's military use. Anchorage Daily News

Anthropic said its objections were rooted in the belief that "today's frontier AI models are not reliable enough" for these use cases — not ideological opposition to military AI broadly. Anchorage Daily News

This is a rapidly developing story with significant implications for AI governance, national security, and the relationship between the tech industry and the federal government."

• Anthropic