2024 US Election Results: Nowadays America’s election remains the biggest topic of discussion across the world. Presidential elections were held in the United States of America on 5 November. In this election, on one side is Kamala Harris, who is the candidate of the Democratic Party and on the other side is Donald Trump, who is contesting from the Republican Party.
On which side are the tech giants?
There is a tough competition between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Both the candidates have given their lives for this election and the whole world is watching its outcome. Regarding this, we are going to tell you a news which is quite interesting.
Actually, in this article we will tell you who is the favorite candidate of the owners of the world’s top tech companies present in America. For example, which leader are people like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg supporting in this US election? Let us tell you about it.
Who is on Donald Trump’s side?
Elon Musk (Tesla CEO): Elon Musk’s name comes first in this list. The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, owner of companies like Tesla, X (old name Twitter) SpaceX, has supported Donald Trump many times through social media and other open forums. Elon Musk’s support from Donald Trump in this election is being considered a big thing. However, before this, during the 2020 elections, Elon Musk had not supported any leader. Let us tell you that former Twitter CEO Jack Dorfee had permanently banned Donald Trump’s Twitter account for violating Twitter’s policy, but after buying Twitter, Elon Musk reactivated Donald Trump’s account. And supported them openly.
Peter Thiel (PayPal co-founder): If you are associated with the tech world, then you must be aware of PayPal. Peter Thiel, the owner of this giant tech company, is also supporting Donald Trump in this US presidential election. Let us tell you that Peter Thiel is also a big investor in Facebook. Peter had told that he will not contribute to any election campaign but he will vote only for Donald Trump.
Apart from these, according to Republican Party candidate Donald Trump, he has also got the support of Google CEO Sundar Pichai. According to Trump, Sundar Pichai had praised Donald Trump for serving food at McDonald’s during an election campaign and hence he believes that Sundar Pichai is also supporting him.
Apart from this, according to some media reports, Apple CEO Tim Cook also talked to Trump on the problems of the iPhone manufacturer in the European Union, which means that Tim Cook is also supporting Trump. However, we are not claiming this.
Apart from these, according to Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, had also called Trump to inquire about his well-being after the deadly attack on Trump during the election campaign in the month of July this year. For this reason, Trump believes that Mark Zuckerberg is also supporting him.
Who is on Kamala Harris’ side?
Bill Gates (Microsoft co-founder): According to a report published in The New York Times, a famous American newspaper, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates had personally donated more than $50 million to a non-profit organization supporting Kamala Harris. For this reason it is believed that Bill Gates is supporting Kamala Harris.
Sheryl Sandberg (Former Meta COO): Former COO of Meta Sheryl Sandberg has openly supported Kamala Harris. Through his statement, he has described Kamala Harris as an excellent leader. He believes that Kamala is the best and strongest candidate to take America forward.
Vinod Khosla (Silicon Valley investor): Well-known Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla had also openly said before the elections that he would vote for Kamala Harris in this presidential election. A Bloomberg report states that apart from Silicon Valley, Vinod also has shares in companies like Instacart, DoorDash and Stripe.
Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Co-Founder): LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has also openly supported Donald Trump for this US presidential election. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman along with a total of 88 business icons of America had signed an open letter expressing their support for Kamala Harris for this election.
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