Big tech companies turning to Trump doesn’t mean the fight against the ‘awakening virus’ is over
Despite a series of executive orders from President Donald Trump and Big Tech’s shift to a new commander-in-chief, the ongoing battle against the “sanity virus” has not yet been “won,” a prominent software company investor says.
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of companies including Palantir and OpenGov, told “The Will Cain Show” on Wednesday that Trump’s move to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence is “the key to unlocking productivity growth” in the United States. .
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Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale told “The Will Cain” that the fight against the “woke virus” continues despite President Donald Trump’s efforts. (Anna Chanmemaker/Getty Images/Fox News)
The news comes as leaders of major tech companies begin to forge new relationships with the newly elected president.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the inauguration Xanadu acquired prime real estate.
Lonsdale said that while he didn’t believe the tech giants would be able to “abandon them,” he said people should wait and see if these industry leaders were willing to “bravely” fight against “bad ideas.”
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“Listen, these are the people who have been living in this viral woke mind in our society. There are some very bad ideas that we are still at war with in our civilization. They conquered our universities, they conquered us. “Our technology company,” he said.
Lonsdale said it will be interesting to see whether tech leaders continue to support Trump, who has signed a raft of anti-DEI and anti-progressive executive orders during his second term.
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Priscilla Chan (left), Meta founders Mark Zuckerberg and Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (right) attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in January on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump begins his second term as the 47th President of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“Will they step up? I don’t know, but we all have to remain vigilant and we have to keep fighting this battle. This battle is not won yet,” he added.
