Last updated Nov 29, 2025
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When remedies are decided in the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google Search, the outcome (e.g., consent decree or similar remedy) will receive broad bipartisan political support, with both major US parties publicly backing the court’s action rather than opposing it along partisan lines.
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Explanation

The remedies in the DOJ’s search-monopoly case against Google were decided on September 2, 2025. Judge Amit Mehta ordered behavioral remedies (banning certain exclusive contracts, requiring Google to share some index and interaction data, etc.) while rejecting the DOJ’s proposed structural break‑up of Chrome/Android. The DOJ, under the Trump administration, publicly framed this as a “significant win,” indicating support from the Republican-led executive branch and allied state attorneys general, but that only covers one side of the aisle. (justice.gov)

Congressional and broader political reaction was explicitly mixed, not broadly bipartisan in favor. A Congressional Research Service summary notes that reactions to the remedies decision were mixed and that some Members of Congress criticized the ruling as providing insufficient relief and began talking about new legislation instead—signaling clear dissent rather than unified support. (congress.gov) Prominent Democrats in particular opposed the outcome: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D‑MN) said the limited remedies show why additional rules for Big Tech are needed and used the decision to argue for passing stronger legislation, rather than endorsing the court’s remedy. (theverge.com) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D‑MA) went further, calling the remedies a “slap on the wrist” that fail to hold Google accountable and explicitly arguing the judge should have broken up the company. (warren.senate.gov) News coverage likewise reported that lawmakers were among those describing the penalties as a “slap on the wrist” and expressing deep disappointment at the weak sanctions. (theguardian.com)

Because key Democratic lawmakers publicly criticized the remedies as inadequate rather than “really supporting whatever happens here,” while support came mainly from the Republican DOJ and some industry groups, the outcome was not one of broad, bipartisan public backing for the court’s action. That contradicts Chamath’s prediction that both the Democrats and the Republicans will really support whatever happens here, so the prediction is wrong.