Donald Trump said he would "take a look" at Google's treason charge.
The president applauded the accusation by his billionaire investor and backer, Peter Thiel, that the company is working with Chinese agents and the Chinese government.
Mr. Trump said Mr. Thiel was “a great and brilliant man who knows this subject better than anyone!”
He then wrote: “The Trump Administration will take a look!”
Mr. Thiel, who serves on Facebook, had reported that Chinese security experts had infiltrated Google, which had made the "seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military."
Mr. Thiel said Google should be asked three questions. First, the company should be asked how many foreign intelligence agencies had infiltrated AI project , whether the company’s senior management believes it “has been compromised by Chinese agents,” and why it was working “with the Chinese military and not the U.S. military.”
He suggested that these questions be asked by the FBI and the CIA, and not in a polite way.
Mr. Trump did not provide details about the nature of the investigation, who would lead it or how it would begin. He also gave no indication of whether he had information to prove Mr. Thiel's allegations were true.
nopublic reports that Google has collaborated with Chinese spies.
The president has a long-standing feud with Google, which he has previously accused of not showing enough positive results for him. It is one of a variety of tech that have come under attack from the president.
