{"id":1946,"date":"2026-06-22T04:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2026-06-22T04:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:43:26","slug":"i-know-why-the-tech-broligarchs-went-full-maga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1946","title":{"rendered":"I Know Why the Tech Broligarchs Went Full MAGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump has pulled fringe tech figures out of the shadows and into the corridors of power, inspiring others in those circles to seek similar influence.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1944\">Trump Deals New Snub to Son Whose Wedding He Skipped<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author and Silicon Valley reporter Jonathan Weber joined <i>The Daily Beast Podcast<\/i> to explain why so many tech oligarchs are drawn to the 80-year-old president, arguing that it all comes down to ideas and ambitions that have become mainstream under Trump.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Weber, whose book <i>City on the Edge<\/i> examines San Francisco\u2019s transformation into a global technology capital, told host Hugh Dougherty that the \u201crise of Trump\u201d has turned right-wing \u201cfringe figures,\u201d such as investor David Sacks and former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel, into \u201cassets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCertain longstanding right-wing figures like Thiel and David Sacks \u2026 were suddenly vaulted to the top echelons of power,\u201d Weber said.<\/p>\n<p>Sacks, 54, served as President Donald Trump\u2019s Special Advisor on AI and Crypto before moving on to co-chair the President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.<\/p>\n<p>During his time in the role, the South African entrepreneur\u2014whose net worth is estimated between $2 billion and $3.1 billion\u2014also promoted his podcast <i>All-In<\/i>. The show, which he co-hosts with fellow Silicon Valley venture capitalists Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, and David Friedberg, covers topics including economics, investment, technology, and current affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a longtime right-winger,\u201d Weber said, adding that Sacks was once co-editor of <i>The Stanford Review<\/i>\u2014an independent, conservative-libertarian campus newspaper\u2014while attending college.<\/p>\n<p>After Stanford, Sacks co-authored a book with Thiel\u2014both of whom later became part of the so-called \u201cPayPal Mafia\u201d\u2014criticizing political correctness, speech codes, and declining academic standards in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>Thiel, 58, whose net worth is estimated at $27.6 billion, has reportedly left the U.S. for Argentina this year to live in a $12 million mansion, citing concerns about the country\u2019s direction under the president he helped put in office\u2014specifically, fears of nuclear war and an artificial-intelligence takeover.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1942\">Feds Investigate Band After Fake Onstage Trump \u2018Execution\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, the German-American entrepreneur was one of the first tech oligarchs to support Trump, later becoming a key figure on technology matters and donating $1.25 million to Trump\u2019s first presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Though the support of Thiel and Sacks, given their longstanding political views, is not surprising, Weber explained that there is a difference regarding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 42, and his support for Trump and the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZuckerberg in particular is a guy who lacks a real moral center of his own, so he kind of shifts with the wind,\u201d Weber said, adding: \u201cHe was a big liberal when it was fashionable to be that, and now he\u2019s a sort of chain-wearing martial arts dude and Trump supporter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg has been cozying up to Trump since the start of his second term, attending his inauguration alongside other big-name billionaires with a combined net worth of $1.35 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Financial Times investigation, the CEO has since undergone a major shift in style, with Meta staff reportedly calling him \u201cMAGA Mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a strange thing to see,\u201d Weber said. \u201cWhat it looks like is just somebody shifting to whatever supports their business interests and their financial interests and their power,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to Zuckerberg, Thiel, and Sacks\u2019 representatives for comment. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><i><b>New episodes of The Daily Beast Podcast are released every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday on <\/b><\/i><i><b>YouTube<\/b><\/i><i><b>, and on <\/b><\/i><i><b>other podcast platforms<\/b><\/i><i><b> the next morning. Follow our new feed on your favorite podcast platform at <\/b><\/i><i><b>beast.pub\/dailybeastpod<\/b><\/i><i><b> and subscribe on <\/b><\/i><i><b>YouTube<\/b><\/i><i><b> to watch full episodes.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1940\">Trump\u2019s Slimy Reflecting Pool Mess Turns Tragic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has pulled fringe tech figures out of the shadows and into the corridors of power, inspiring others in those circles to seek similar influence. 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