Silicon Valley is Backing Donald Trump w/ Jacob Silverman
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Silicon Valley is Backing Donald Trump
Jacob Silverman
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss why tech billionaires have become more supportive of Donald Trump in the upcoming US election and whether Kamala Harris’ candidacy will disrupt their plans.
Guest
Jacob Silverman is the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud and is working on a new book called Gilded Rage that is scheduled for Fall 2025.
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Links
- Jacob wrote about Silicon Valley’s embrace of Trump for The Nation.
- Paris wrote about what Silicon Valley wants from Trump in Disconnect.
- Molly White’s new project is called Follow the Crypto.
- Elon Musk is reportedly committing $45 million a month to a pro-Trump Super PAC.
- Mark Zuckerberg called Trump a badass, while saying he won’t endorse any candidate.
- Eric Schmidt is pushing the Pentagon’s embrace of AI for war.
- Peter Thiel says he’d vote for Trump this cycle if there was a gun to his head.
- Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz wrote a Little Tech Agenda containing a basic policy program.
- Reid Hoffman funded a disinformation campaign in Alabama.
- Reed Hastings has already put $7 million into a pro-Kamala Super PAC.