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Trump Says Anthropic No Longer a Security Threat After G7 Meeting

June 19, 2026 at 15:22 EDT

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In an Axios interview published on June 19, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump, asked whether he views Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei as a national security threat, replied: "Well, not now, but a week ago, maybe." Citing a meeting with Amodei at the G7 summit, Trump called him a "nice guy, smart guy" and said Anthropic had responded to "our concerns very quickly and responsibly" (Axios).

June 19, 2026 · Trump on Anthropic

"Not now, but a week ago, maybe"

Asked if he sees Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei as a national security threat, the President walked back his earlier stance — crediting the company with responding to the government's concerns "very quickly" and "very responsibly" after a meeting at the G7.

$200M+

Federal contract scale subject to the Feb–Mar halt

Frontier models restricted: Mythos 5 & Fable 5

1st

US company ever labelled a "supply chain risk"

How the standoff unfolded

FEB–MAR 2026

Conflict escalates

Clash over safety guardrails; "supply chain risk" tag; federal Claude halt (later court-blocked).

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EARLY JUNE 2026

Restrictions imposed

Export limits on Mythos 5 / Fable 5 over jailbreak risk, after an Amazon-routed alert.

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JUNE 19, 2026

Threat view reversed

After G7 contact, Trump softens — "nice guy, smart guy."

Read as a thaw

Some see the remarks as a clear sign of improving relations — the company moved "quickly" and "responsibly," and its safety-first stance is called principled.

Unresolved tension

Others note the core fight over military-use limits remains, and call the first-ever "supply chain risk" label on a US firm unprecedented.

The unanswered question: Anthropic builds on "safety first" and Constitutional AI — guardrails like limits on autonomous lethal weapons and domestic mass surveillance — against a government demand for "any lawful use." The President referenced the Defense Production Act but added "not sure I have to do that."

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