How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
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.
Editors’ note: This episode originally aired on the “Matter of Opinion” podcast on Jan. 17, 2025.
(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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