Google brushes off employee complaints and says it is ‘proud’ to work with Trump’s Pentagon, report says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsGoogle brushes off employee complaints and says it is ‘proud’ to work with Trump’s Pentagon, report saysHundreds of Google employees sent an open letter to the company’s leadership about the Pentagon deal, warning of military AI’s potential for ‘unethical and dangerous uses’ Josh Marcus in San Francisco Tuesday 05 May 2026 00:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970268","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/google-trump-deal-protest-pentagon-ai-b2970268.html","title":"Google brushes off employee complaints and is ‘proud’ to work with Trump’s Pentagon"}}CloseHegseth blacklists Anthropic from military business after Pentagon disputeSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIn...