Why Silicon Valley Elites Have Trump Fever All Over Again

Beyoncé Gifts “Freedom” • Can Trumpworld Cope? • GOP Can’t Catch Kamala [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Why Silicon Valley Elites Have Trump Fever All Over Again Good morning. Just a few years ago, Silicon Valley’s elite wouldn’t have touched Donald Trump with a ten-foot pole. But now, since the former president has reemerged as the GOP’s de facto leader, many of those same bigwigs are right back in his corner. Of course, tech billionaires from Elon Musk to Marc Andreessen might say they have very complicated reasons for their sudden about-face, but Nick Bilton offers a simple theory: “What all of this boils down to is, of course, money and power,” he [argues](. “As opposed to, say, the larger implications of a second Trump term on the rest of America or the world.” Zooming out from the tech-verse, Eric Lutz [explains]( why all the Republican lines of attack on Kamala Harris have thus far been desperate and toothless. At the same time, that could change, [reports]( Gabe Sherman as the Trump campaign continues to reorient itself against a younger, sharper competitor. “Biden was a layup,” as one GOP operative tells Sherman. “Harris has a shot.” Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Elon Musk, Body Part, Finger, Hand, Person, Face, Head, Photography, Portrait, Adult, and Lighting]( [Why Silicon Valley Elites Have Trump Fever All Over Again]( By [Nick Bilton]( [Years after breaking with the former president, billionaires like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen are now crawling back to protect what they value most: their bottom lines.]( [Read more button](   [Trump’s GOP Swings and Misses With Desperate Attacks on Kamala Harris]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Republicans built a campaign around assailing Joe Biden. But now he’s out and Trumpworld can’t seem to decide how to hit Harris besides warmed-over racist and sexist insults.]( [Read more button](   [How Trumpworld Is Coping With the Kamala Harris Boom]( By [Gabe Sherman]( [In just days, the vice president has raked in more than $100 million, scored countless endorsements, started a social media phenomenon, and secured enough delegates for the nomination. “She has been totally dominating,” marveled one GOP strategist.]( [Read more button](   [Beyoncé Gives Kamala Harris Her Blessing to Use “Freedom” for Campaign]( By [Kase Wickman]( [It’s a diplomatic gesture from Queen Bey to Madam Vice President.]( [Read more button](   [George Clooney Endorses Kamala Harris, Praises Biden for Dropping Out]( By [Savannah Walsh]( [Less than two weeks ago, Clooney penned a New York Times op-ed headlined, “I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.”]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast