The politics of Silicon Valley: Who are the tech barons backing Trump and Vance? • FRANCE 24

As the US presidential election campaign is roiled by Joe Biden’s decision to pull out of the race against Donald Trump, we look at the role Silicon Valley has been playing in the contest so far. Long a bastion of liberal values, the US tech scene is seeing an increase in backers to Trump and the Republican Party. Michael Fertik, Founder and Managing Partner of Heroic Ventures, tells FRANCE 24 how this has happened and why so many venture capitalists are drawn to the MAGA (Make America Great Again) message. 

Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/AUOT.y

🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen
🔴 LIVE – Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN

🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/

Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen
Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen
Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen
Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen
Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen

13 comments

  1. Kara Swisher – Tech and VC Journalist
    “They’re very much interested in power and control of the government, and they have disdain for the government. I wouldn’t say hatred, just utter disdain, and they want to burn it down. It’s been something Peter Thiel has talked about, Marc Andreessen—all of them over the years—and instead of doing it in a violent way, they’ve done it using their money and power and whatever means they have to do so.”

  4. Elon Musk's support for Trump will reduce the sales of Tesla cars to socially liberal Americans, Democrats, Greens etc. Can women buy or drive a Tesla when Musk supports the Republican Party who have no regard for women's reproductive rights? I expect that there will be a sharp decline in Tesla sales in Democrat voting states.

  8. Trump must remove America from all NATO & EU countries that undermine free speech and Hate half of the American people. We find true freedom fighters. Say goodbye😂

  11. That guy is so wrong. This is not about being rewarded for hard work. It's about who gets deep access to societal mechanisms and how, who gets preferred partnerships and who gets the beady eye.

Leave a Reply