Alex Karp couldn’t have sounded more Trumpian if he tried.

“We have dedicated our company to the service of the West and the United States of America, and we’re super proud of the role we play, especially in places we can’t talk about,” the co-founder and chief executive of data analytics firm Palantir declared on the company’s earnings call this week, making reference to its controversial work for military clients that led to protests by human rights activists.