Trump says US will examine Peter Thiel’s claims of Google’s ties with China

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his administration to “take a look” into whether Google has been working with the Chinese government — an allegation swiftly denied by the US internet giant.

Trump echoed an unsubstantiated remark from tech billionaire Peter Thiel that Google had been working with China’s government or military establishment.

“Billionaire Tech Investor Peter Thiel believes Google should be investigated for treason,” Trump said in a tweet.

“A great and brilliant guy who knows this subject better than anyone! The Trump Administration will take a look!” Google said the allegations were baseless and questioned the motives of Thiel, a longtime Trump supporter who is on the board of tech rival Facebook.