President Donald Trump gave a shout-out to Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) on Friday in his latest Truth Social blast, just as the stock was suffering one of its ugliest stretches since the early days of the AI trade. 

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In a post declaring, "Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!! President DJT," the president put his stamp of approval on the company (and possibly PLTR stock). 

The timing is striking. Trump's post landed at the end of a brutal week that saw Palantir stock tumble roughly 16% before the president's shout-out, which had the stock on-track for its worst week since Feb. 2021. 

PLTR Sell-Off

This week's sell‑off had ...