Overview
- Karp told Politico in an interview Wednesday that he has been a Democrat his whole life, repeatedly described himself and Palantir as progressive, and said President Trump’s remark that the immigration crackdown “kinda went too far” matched what Karp had been saying privately.
- The company’s ImmigrationOS platform was used in the administration’s deportation efforts under Trump and Playbook reports link that work to a roughly $30 million contract, part of billions in federal business Palantir won during Trump’s second term.
- Karp left open the possibility of backing a Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 while explicitly ruling out support for candidates tied to the Democratic Socialists of America.
- Palantir has recruited former Democratic Senator Jon Tester as an adviser and is preparing for likely congressional probes, a move that follows employee departures and public protest over the company’s links to ICE and other government programs.
- News outlets largely framed Karp’s remarks as a political pivot after Democrats’ midterm wins, and critics pointed to documented donations by Karp and Palantir to pro‑Trump projects as reasons to question the sincerity of the shift.