Donald Trump says Google CEO Sundar Pichai ‘totally committed’ to US’ military, not China’s
- Google has faced fire recently from the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, for pulling back from Defence Department work while pursuing research in China
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Steven Overly on politico.com on March 27, 2019.
US President Donald Trump met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday amid growing Pentagon criticism that the company is pursuing research projects in China while withdrawing from work with the US Defence Department.
“Just met with @sundarpichai, President of @Google, who is obviously doing quite well,” Trump tweeted. “He stated strongly that he is totally committed to the U.S. Military, not the Chinese Military …”
Google has faced sharp criticism in recent days from General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for pulling back from Defence Department work, particularly involving artificial intelligence, while continuing to pursue AI research interests in China. Dunford and Pichai were also slated to meet.