Alex Karp said if he were fired from Palantir, he'd move to his "hermit-like location" and focus on his hobbies.

Still, several analysts and market watchers believe DOGE’s emphasis on using tech to find efficiencies will be a long-term tailwind for the government contractor. The modern-day Manhattan Project around AI that Karp is calling for would also likely boost the company’s shares.

Palantir’s stock surge—over 600% in one year, before this week’s slide—has made its CEO Alex Karp a wealthy man. Karp sold nearly $2 billion worth of company shares last year, with the bulk of sales taking place in a single month around the presidential election.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) shares had a brutal day, sinking 10% during regular trading and tumbling another 5% after hours. Investors

It's like, there's this one issue where I might, and then you get boxed into, you cannot solve the problem. And then I would say, what is the biggest problem in this society? Biggest problem in this society from my perspective is legitimacy of our institutions.