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Alex Karp, the billionaire CEO of data-mining company Palantir, issues a stark warning: Americans\u2019 safety is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n
In an interview with CNBC<\/a>, Karp emphasized that were he to have his way with foreign policy, he would not be afraid of striking back at adversaries that have hurt U.S. citizens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI mainly support, by the way, something that seems to be escaping both parties, which is, if you touch an American, we will inflict pain on you for generations,\u201d Karp said. \u201cThat should be the U.S. policy, whether that happens in Gaza, whether that happens in Ukraine, wherever that happens, you cannot touch America,\u201d Karp said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Palantir did not immediately respond to Fortune<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n Karp\u2019s words come as the U.S. is engaged in military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The Palantir CEO has previously said that the future could \u201cvery likely\u201d see the U.S. involved in a three-front war against Russia, China, and Iran<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Karp told the New York Times<\/em> that the U.S. could be at a disadvantage in such a conflict because its enemies have equal technological capabilities and less restraint.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019re in an age when [a] nuclear deterrent is actually less effective, because the West is very unlikely to use anything like a nuclear bomb, whereas our adversaries might,\u201d he said. \u201cWhere you have technological parity but moral disparity, the actual disparity is much greater than people think.\u201d<\/p>\n The self-proclaimed \u201cunhappy radical Democrat\u201d was raised by leftist activists and some of his political opinions differ from the hard right leanings of his Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel<\/a>. Last month, Karp told the Times <\/em>that he supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, meanwhile Thiel has said he\u2019ll be voting for former President Donald Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n Palantir is a major military contractor, and with an average of 43% of its revenue coming from the U.S. government<\/a>, its business fortune relies largely on politics. The company brought in about $2.2 billion in revenue last year, and on Monday, joined the S&P 500<\/a> index of large market cap companies for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite the Democratic leanings of its CEO, Karp said Palantir includes people that support both Trump and Harris. Either way, the company\u2019s business has done well under both parties because they recognize the superiority of Palantir\u2019s products, he added.<\/p>\n No matter which party is in power, Karp said his foreign policy stance remains the same. The best way to defend the country is to ensure that no adversary can kidnap, hurt, or kill Americans without severe consequences\u2014something he said is common right now.<\/p>\n \u201cJust in general, in foreign policy, we need to talk less and act more.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRecommended newsletter<\/u><\/strong>
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