{"id":2355421,"date":"2024-10-15T20:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T00:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teeters-on-dojs-google-breakup-proposal-a-lot-of-power-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T20:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T00:54:59","slug":"trump-teeters-on-dojs-google-breakup-proposal-a-lot-of-power-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teeters-on-dojs-google-breakup-proposal-a-lot-of-power-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump teeters on DOJ\u2019s Google breakup proposal: \u2018A lot of power\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-teeters-on-dojs-google-breakup-proposal-a-lot-of-power-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump expressed mixed feelings regarding\u200d the Department of Justice&#8217;s recommendation for a potential breakup of Google. In an interview with Bloomberg, he criticized Google, claiming it treats him \u2064poorly and likening it to a &#8220;rigged&#8221; system similar \u200dto the government. However, he did not\u200c explicitly\u2063 endorse the breakup, suggesting instead\u2062 that measures could be taken\u200c to ensure fairness without dismantling\u2064 the company. Trump&#8217;s administration\u200b was the first to accuse Google of creating an illegal search monopoly, leading to\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-two-wisconsin-supreme-court-rulings-give-president-trump-the-win-should-be-enough-votes-to-win-the-state\/\" title=\"One of Two Wisconsin Supreme Court Rulings Give President Trump the Win \u2013 Should Be Enough Votes to Win the State\">court ruling<\/a> in August that \u2064confirmed violations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fingers-crossed-dan-bongino-says-monday-looks-good-for-parlers-return\/\" title=\"\u2018Fingers Crossed\u2019: Dan Bongino Says \u2018Monday Looks Good\u2019 For Parler\u2019s Return\">antitrust laws<\/a>. The judge is currently deliberating on the appropriate consequences \u200cfor Google. Additionally, Trump \u200dhighlighted the importance \u200dof competition with China in this context.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump teeters on DOJ&rsquo;s Google breakup proposal: &lsquo;A lot of power&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1836641\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretaries-of-state-wont-explain-coordinated-effort-to-fight-common-adversary-in-2024\/\" title=\"State Secretaries Refuse to Disclose Joint Strategy Against Shared Enemy in 2024\">remained ambiguous<\/a> about his position on the Department of Justice recommending a possible breakup of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Google\">Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an interview with <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, Trump heavily criticized the tech giant, saying it treats him &ldquo;very badly.&rdquo; Despite this, he stopped short of openly supporting a breakup.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Google is rigged just like our government is rigged,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What you can do without breaking it up is make sure it&rsquo;s more fair,&rdquo; Trump suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s Justice Department was the first to accuse Google of developing an illegal search monopoly, an accusation that developed into an August court decision ruling that the company had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-ceo-john-matze-tells-employees-that-he-was-terminated-by-board-the-future-of-parler-is-no-longer-in-my-hands\/\" title=\"Parler CEO John Matze Tells Employees That He Was Terminated By Board: \u2018The Future Of Parler Is No Longer In My Hands\u2019\">violated antitrust laws<\/a>. The judge is still deciding what the punishment will be.<\/p>\n<p>Trump cited competition with China as the reason for his skepticism of an outright Google breakup, saying that &ldquo;China is afraid of Google.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very dangerous thing because we want to have great companies,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want China to have these companies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), is an open supporter of breaking Google up, saying in a July interview shortly after being selected as running mate that the government should &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; break it up.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is one of the most dangerous companies in the world,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/jd-vance-break-up-google-stock-c58423c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>, adding that Google searches don&rsquo;t display information fairly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to break this company up,&rdquo; Vance continued. &ldquo;I actually think you hear growing calls&hellip;from across the political spectrum recognizing that Google is too big, too powerful, and they use their market power to control American politics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Vance&rsquo;s bullish stance, Trump has remained ambiguous on the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1836641\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1836641\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is uncertain on DOJ&#8217;s Google breakup proposal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2355422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24289625036665.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43095,7076,6063,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2355421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-breakup-proposal","tag-doj","tag-google","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24289625036665.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}