Google headed to the White House on Monday for a summit on how industry can work with the Trump administration to advance the next generation of quantum computing.
On Tuesday, the company will be the topic of a much different conversation, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions scheduled to confer with state attorneys general over complaints that Google, Facebook and other internet companies are suppressing conservative views.
The whiplash is the latest sign of the Trump administration's mixed message on technology — trumpeting U.S. dominance in the industry while bashing many of the most dominant U.S. tech companies.
President Donald Trump is increasingly echoing accusations by other Republicans that the nation’s largest internet companies are suppressing conservative voices or maneuvering to undermine his policies — an issue, he said recently, that may put Google, Facebook and Amazon in a "very antitrust situation."
But many administration officials also view the U.S. tech industry as a critical engine of the economy and aim to encourage its continued growth as a bulwark against China — even if Trump’s trade war threatens havoc for their business models.
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04.29.2025