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.
Author and Silicon Valley reporter Jonathan Weber joined The Daily Beast Podcast 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.
Weber, whose book City on the Edge examines San Francisco’s transformation into a global technology capital, told host Hugh Dougherty that the “rise of Trump” has turned right-wing “fringe figures,” such as investor David Sacks and former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel, into “assets.”
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