Trump Says Google Has A 'Lot Of Power' But Stops Short Of Endorsing A Break Up

Former President Donald Trump expressed concerns about Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google market power and alleged bias in content surfacing during a wide-ranging interview while stopping short of supporting calls to break up the tech giant.

What Happened: When asked about the Justice Department’s potential Google breakup proposal, Trump initially deflected before focusing on what he described as unfair treatment by the company’s search results.

“Google’s got a lot of power. They’re very bad to me,” Trump told Bloomberg’s John Micklethwait. “If I have 20 good stories and 20 bad stories… you’ll only see the 20 bad stories.”

The former president claimed he recently contacted Google’s leadership about the issue, saying he told “the head of Google” that positive stories about him weren’t appearing in search results.

Rather than endorsing a breakup, Trump suggested alternative regulatory approaches. ...

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