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How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
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The tech investor Marc Andreessen and his fellow Silicon Valley giant Elon Musk weren’t always the Donald Trump supporters they are today. In this episode, Ross asks Andreessen, a founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, about what led to Silicon Valley’s rightward shift and the new agenda of the tech-right faction.
Editors’ note: This episode originally aired on the “Matter of Opinion” podcast on Jan. 17, 2025.
(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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