On April 10, 2026, Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to praise data analytics and defense technology firm Palantir Technologies (PLTR), highlighting its "great war fighting capabilities".


Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ) founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Gettings. While widely held by institutional investors like Vanguard and BlackRock, control is concentrated among insiders through a three-class share structure, with CEO Alex Karp and co-founder Peter Thiel holding significant influence.