Trump Says He No Longer Sees Anthropic as a Security Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 19, 2026, on Axios's interview program "The Axios Show" that he no longer views the AI company Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei as a national security threat. Asked whether he considered the company a threat, Trump replied, "Well, not now, but a week ago, maybe." He met Amodei at the recent G7 summit, called him a "nice guy, smart guy," and praised Anthropic's swift and responsible response, according to reports.