Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic services amid Pentagon feud

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks about energy at the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, on February 27, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump has ordered all US government agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic services, escalating an already volatile feud between the Department of Defense and company over AI safeguards. Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, the president said there would be a six-month phase out period for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, to migrate off of Anthropic's products.

“The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War, and force ...