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How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

Update: 2025-01-171
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The tech investor Marc Andreessen and his fellow Silicon Valley giant Elon Musk weren’t always the Donald Trump supporters they are today. In this episode, Ross asks Andreessen, a founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, about what led to Silicon Valley’s rightward shift and the new agenda of the tech-right faction.

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

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