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Tech Bros Supporting Trump

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In the traditionally liberal and democratic Silicon Valley, they really stand out: the tech entrepreneurs and investors who are now loudly supporting Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. While the usual suspect Peter Thiel is not donating to any party in this US election campaign, a number of well-known names and faces from his entrepreneurial environment have formed a campaign to mobilise support for Trump and raise money.

First and foremost Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who worked with Peter Thiel on PayPal many years ago. His postings on X speak a clear language: Trump is praised above all else, anyone who criticises Trump is targeted by Musk (e.g. the New York Times). The X postings also clearly show who belongs to the circle of tech bros who also support Trump in Musk’s slipstream: for example, investor David Sacks and his podcast colleague Chamath Palihapitiya („All In“), but also crypto entrepreneurs such as the Winklevoss twins (Gemini; formerly also arch-enemies of Mark Zuckerberg) or Messari founder Ryan Selkis, who rails against Biden and his supporters (including Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman) on X. Well-known investor Bill Ackman and Marc Andreessen from Andreessen Horowitz have also more or less shown their support for Trump.

According to the website Open Secrets, which tracks US election campaign donations, there are a number of other wealthy people who officially support Trump (mainly with donations) in addition to investors and entrepreneurs from the tech world:

Investor/Timothy Mellon $75,000,000
Uline Inc $10,009,176
Bigelow Aerospace $9,182,000
America First $6,007,770
McMahon Ventures $5,250,000
Hendricks Holding Co $5,013,650
Energy Transfer LP $5,007,719
Crownquest Operating $5,000,936
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation $5,000,000
RAI Services Co $3,500,000
Republican Jewish Coalition $2,737,000
Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys $2,342,390
GH Palmer Assoc $2,006,600
Southern Waste Systems $1,303,300
Continental Resources $1,199,906
JPMorgan Chase & Co $1,066,380
Cantor Fitzgerald $1,013,200
Geosouthern Energy $1,013,200
Key Square Group $1,006,600
Alden Torch Financial $1,003,300
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