# Top Pentagon Official Reaffirms Anthropic Blacklist

> Source: <https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/03/top-pentagon-official-reaffirms-anthropic-blacklist/>
> Published: 2026-09-03 22:55:00+00:00

“Pentagon official Emil Michael on Thursday said that Anthropic is still considered a ‘supply chain risk,’ a day after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the company is ‘back on the right side,'” [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/09/03/pentagon-reaffirms-anthropic-blacklist) reports.

“The Trump administration is not entirely aligned on one of the world’s leading AI labs following months of fighting over how the military can use its models.”