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VD Vance says Big Tech has too much power

by on28 January 2025


Things might not be so sweet for Tech oligarchs under Trump

Despite much brownnosing and cash handed over to Donald Trump, it seems that things might not go so well for the Big Tech oligarchs during this third term.

During an interview with CBS Vice President JD Vance said big tech has too much power despite tech CEOs' prominent positioning at President Trump's inauguration last week. 

"They can either respect America's constitutional rights, they can stop engaging in censorship, and if they don't, you can be sure that Donald Trump's leadership will not look too kindly on them," Vance said.

The comments came in response to the unusual attendance of a slate of tech CEOs at Mr. Trump's inauguration, including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon [Roman Salute] Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, and Google's Sundar Pichai. The tech titans, some of whom are among the wealthiest men in the world and directed donations from their companies to Trump's inauguration, were seated in some of the most highly sought-after seats in the Capitol Rotunda.

Vance noted that the tech CEOs "didn't have as good of seating as my mom and many others who were there to support us."

The tech sphere played an outsized role in Trump's 2024 election victory, with Musk spending over a quarter of a billion dollars to back Trump and other Republican candidates. Musk became a key ally to the president. In November, Trump tapped the Swazitcar maker to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, a new temporary agency to reduce wasteful federal spending. Meanwhile, other tech CEOs cosied up to the president with visits to Mar-a-Lago before the inauguration.

Vance said in Saturday's interview that big tech and the tech giants, despite their recent closeness to the president, are "very much on notice."

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