A rash of tech billionaires are pivoting to Trump -- but not because they're MAGA bros

[Dulcinea]

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(CNN) “A mythology has been marketed by partisans suggesting a non-existent surge of tech titans abandoning the Democratic party support in a rush to support the Trump/Vance campaign. The truth is that most leading tech figures do not support Trump/Vance and those prominent ones who do, were there years ago as well,” Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, dean for leadership studies at the Yale School of Management, told CNN.

And for the ones you might have heard of, most likely, it’s not a sudden fervor for the far right’s Christian extremism or a predilection for red baseball caps. Instead, they’re looking out for the bottom line.

The two biggest pain points for people in tech have been the Biden administration’s record on antitrust enforcement and its attitude toward crypto, Adam Kovacevich, CEO of Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech policy group, told me.

“I don’t think it has as much to do with Trump per se,” he said. “I think they would have probably stayed with Biden if they felt more care and attention was being paid to the innovation economy.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rash-tech-billionaires-pivoting-trump-100047453.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO&ncid=crm_19908-1202929-20240720-0&bt_user_id=XsTO7JPheYDZoedH1MczEnvd9q4BGOtddvx1HS1QHdmktdoN82voh5GGb1cLwS3h&bt_ts=1721474301349

[displacedvermoter]

1. They are willing to overlook

The Christian extremism as members of the "innovation economy" so let's not be harsh on them. And enforcement of antitrust laws, my heavens! What is this, a nation and economy with laws to regulate behavior. Can't have that.

CNN, Jesus.....

[CincyDem]

2. I guess women and minorities don't play much of a role in tech bros' innovation economy.

[Alice Kramden]

3. Once again

Corporate greed run amok

[Walleye]

4. In other words, they're just in it for themselves, we shouldn't dress that up

[Phoenix61]

5. They wanted "More care and attention"?

Bullshit. They want to be ignored and left to do, as my Dad would have said, what they damn well please. It’s Biden’s attention that pissed them off. How dare someone think they should be subject to regulations like other financial institutions.
Spoiled POSs, each and everyone of them.

[S/V Loner]

6. Probably why they want Biden out...

and replaced with a more pliant replacement that will go easier on them.

[RainCaster]

7. Single issue voters...

These folks are just as stupid as those who will vote for abortion, gas prices, Christian nationalism, or hatred of newcomers. These morons are not looking at the whole picture. If they were, they would support the DNC wholeheartedly.