Silicon Valley Goes East

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Trump’s kitchen cabinet is being stocked with tech moguls, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists who have flocked to Mar-a-Lago to curry favor with the president-elect. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Abby Livingston
December 14, 2024

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Silicon Valley is on the march in Washington—and nowhere is its arrival more apparent than in Donald Trump’s strikingly tech-friendly circle of advisors and hangers-on, who have gotten themselves appointed to key agency roles, become top surrogates for the incoming administration, or secured “czar” titles that didn’t previously exist. “It’s more likely for the administration to take action than Congress,” said Nu Wexler, a tech communications consultant who previously worked for Twitter, Facebook, and Google. “I don’t think there are high expectations for this Congress with a one- to three-vote majority in the House. Also, given the history of Congress not acting on tech legislation over the last eight years, it just hasn’t been possible.”