Trump Just Banned an AI Company Worth $380 Billion. The maker of Claude AI?
“I am directing every federal agency in the United States government to immediately cease all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again.” — President Donald Trump, February 27th, 2026 Moments after, OpenAI had closed a deal with the Department of Defense. Hmm....Well Damn I'm just a messenger. Trump Just Banned an AI Company Worth $380 Billion Here’s exactly what happened — and what comes next... Julian Goldie SEO Feb 28 On February 27th, 2026, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social. One post. And just like that, one of the most valuable companies in the world got banned from every federal agency in the United States. “I am directing every federal agency in the United States government to immediately cease all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again.” — President Donald Trump, February 27th, 2026 The company he banned? Anthropic. The maker of Claude AI. Worth $380 billion. Growing at 10x per year. Planning to go public on the stock market later this year. And now banned from the US government. Here’s exactly what happened. Who Is Anthropic? (If You’ve Never Heard of Them) Anthropic was founded in 2021. CEO Dario Amodei and his sister Daniela Amodei started it after leaving OpenAI — the company behind ChatGPT. Their product is Claude — an AI assistant used by businesses all over the world. The growth has been staggering: January 2025: $1 billion in annual revenue February 2026: $14 billion in annual revenue That’s 14x growth in 12 months Eight of the ten largest companies in America are Claude customers. 500+ companies spend over $1 million per year on Claude. Two weeks before the ban, Anthropic raised $30 billion in a single funding round. Everything was going perfectly. Then the Pentagon came knocking. How It Started: The Venezuela Raid In early 2026, the US military conducted a raid in Venezuela. 83 people died. President Nicolás Maduro was captured.