What’s With All the Trumpy VCs?

Shaun Maguire manages Sequoia Capital's stake in Elon Musk’s various companies, including the social network formerly known as Twitter .

Peter Bergen : A “vibe shift” is under way in Silicon Valley , Michael Gibson , a VC and former VP of grants at the Thiel Foundation , told me.

Bergen says it's doubtful that the thoughts of these prominent VCs reflect a broader change in the electorate.

Silicon Valley's main characters are entering the culture war and bringing their enormous fan bases with them.

If Trump wins, there is a nonzero chance that he would give some of these people major roles in his second administration.

The American public’s attitude toward the tech industry has curdled since 2016 , in large part because of critical reporting.

Silicon Valley was celebrated by previous Democratic administrations and was particularly welcome in both the Obama campaign and White House .

Now some tech leaders are being treated like villains, which seems to have led some of them to embrace the label.

“These are some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, and they are presenting themselves, in a way, like Trump is,” O’Mara says.