Hegseth: "Confirmed: @AnthropicAI = Supply Chain Risk"
Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth · x · 2026-09-25 · ★★★ · archived
The Secretary of War's public victory post after the D.C. Circuit upheld the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic.
Summary
Hours after a 2-1 D.C. Circuit panel rejected Anthropic's challenge to the second (FASCSA-based) designation, Hegseth posted that Anthropic is confirmed a supply chain risk and that the Department of War does what is right for the country. Anthropic said it 'respectfully disagree[s]', noted that another federal court (Judge Rita Lin, N.D. Cal., Aug 27) had held the parallel designation unlawful, and said it was considering further review (CNBC, click2houston, 2026-09-25). No Anthropic X post on either ruling was found. Verified via syndication: 2026-09-25T19:14:20Z.
Archived text
Confirmed: @AnthropicAI = Supply Chain Risk.
The @DeptofWar does what is right for the Country and our Warriors.
Quoting @AAGShumate: The D.C. Circuit has upheld @DeptofWar's decision to exclude Anthropic’s Claude from its supply chain based on risks to national security. https://t.co/uo3kH9vQw9
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Related events
- D.C. Circuit upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk (2–1) 2026-09-25
- Pentagon designates Anthropic a "supply chain risk" after it refuses surveillance and autonomous-weapons uses 2026-02-27
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