Ken Griffin criticized Trump’s tariff exemptions for big firms, calling them anti-American

Ken Griffin says the U.S. government is turning into a backroom favor factory, and he’s naming names. On Thursday, during a live interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen in Miami, the Citadel CEO tore into the Trump administration for cutting what he called “anti-American” deals with huge companies like Apple that let them dodge full tariff burdens. “Is that our country, that we’re going to favor the big and the connected? That’s not the American story,” Ken said.