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Inside the Tech Company Powering Trump’s Most Controversial Policies

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Inside the Tech Company Powering Trump’s Most Controversial Policies

The Daily

2025/12/16
The Daily

The Daily

2025/12/16
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Warning: This episode contains strong language. Palantir, a data analysis and technology company, has secured federal contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars during President Trump’s second presidency, including to develop software to help Immigra...

Highlights

A powerful tech CEO once aligned with progressive values now finds himself at the center of a political firestorm, navigating alliances with controversial administrations while wielding unprecedented influence over national data systems.
03:12
Alex Karp decides who gets to use Palantir's powerful surveillance technology.
14:24
Palantir helped apprehend a suspect and confiscate drugs for ICE after an agent was assassinated.
20:23
After the October 7th attack, Palantir sent engineers to Israel and took out a full-page ad in The New York Times.
23:47
CEO warns Democratic Party to denounce anti-Israel protesters or lose support
33:04
Karp believes an uncontrolled border may lead to autocracy.

Chapters

From Philosophy to Power: How a Student Activist Became a Tech Titan
00:00
Why Did an Unlikely CEO Take Charge of America’s Most Controversial Data Firm?
11:47
How Did a Progressive Tech Leader Justify Helping ICE?
17:29
What Happened Inside Palantir After the Company Took a Stand for Israel?
23:47
Why Would a Lifelong Democrat Start Backing Trump?
27:19
Can We Trust a Tech CEO to Draw the Line When Power Is at Stake?
36:39

Transcript

Michael Steinberger: If you find yourself bewildered by this moment where there's so much reason for despair and so much reason to hope all at the same time, let me say I hear you. I'm Ezra Klein, from New York Times Opinion, host of The Ezra Klein Show. A...