from the new York Times.
I'm Michael Balbaro.
This is the Daily
Big tech's biggest names are throwing their weight behind Donald Trump in the biggest possible way.
First as candidate and now as president elect.
Today,
business reporter Aaron Griffith on what one tech billionaire's journey from top tier Democratic donor
to Trump advisor reveals about the growing magification of Silicon Valley.
It's Monday, January 13th.
Aaron, welcome back.
Thanks for having me.
You have been covering startups and Silicon Valley for a long time.
And you know as well as anyone that by reputation Silicon Valley is seen as a liberal bastion,
a place where progressive thinking is nursed and promoted.
But over the past year, especially during the presidential campaign,
it really did feel like Silicon Valley's conservative self began to emerge.
Absolutely.
And it's true
that Silicon Valley has historically been very liberal and there were plenty of very well known investors
and founders who backed President Biden's campaign and then Vice President Harris.