Palantir’s Karp takes a sharp left turn, says he and the company’s products are actually ‘progressive’
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In the wake of the Democratic wave in the US midterms, Palantir's CEO Alex Karp has shifted his political stance, positioning himself and the company's products as "progressive." Notably, Karp donated $1 million to the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. in December 2024, yet he now asserts that he has been a Democrat all his life and grew up in a far-left environment.
He believes that Palantir's products are essentially progressive. Karp's political flexibility comes as governments across Europe reject Palantir, and the EU has implemented a sovereign tech and AI policy to distance itself from US tech giants. Despite this, Karp has not shied away from expressing his support for Trump and ICE, despite the controversies surrounding them, including the killing of two American citizens by federal immigration officers and ICE's detention of US citizens with little regard for due process. Karp maintains that his product requires people to comply with Fourth Amendment data protection.
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