Silicon Valley venture capital investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who voted for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, admits that he now “appreciates” what former President Donald Trump was able to accomplish during his time in the White House.
“For where every other president found a way to frankly make our situation a little bit worse, specifically around wars, he did not do that. And that is a huge accomplishment that needs to be acknowledged,” he said Monday on the “All-In Podcast” he cohosts.
“As a Democrat, who has been left homeless, who is now definitely in the center, but probably leaning increasingly right, I’m left yet again with an appreciation, despite the messenger of the message, of the Trump administration, because what those guys did, was pretty incredible,” Palihapitiya observed.
“These Abraham Accords, the accords with Israel and the GCC, the almost accord between Israel and Saudi, to really be able to like find a long-lasting peace is just a real example for the world. And those guys did a lot of really great work,” Palihapitiya said.
NEW: Billionaire and Democrat voter Chamath Palihapitiya admits that he was wrong about President Trump and says he now “appreciates” what Trump was able to do.
Chamath also said Trump Derangement Syndrome did more damage than Trump ever did.
“The work on the border wall, we… pic.twitter.com/vV4e2Y3XFJ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 17, 2023
The billionaire also said those suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome did more damage than Trump ever did.
“This is a moment when you have to start to re-underwrite, is one’s ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ causing more damage than anything President Trump could have done? And I think the answer is yes, because it is now causing us to not see that good work, and then embrace and extend it,” he added. “So much of the work that happened in that administration turned out to have been right, and that is what is so frustrating for me.”
“The work on the border wall, we didn’t like the messenger, so, we killed the message. Turned out it was right,” Palihapitiya noted. “Issuing long-term debt to refinance when rates were at zero. We didn’t like the messenger, so we killed the message. A structural peace deal in the Middle East. We didn’t like the messenger, so we killed the message. When are we going to stop shooting ourselves in the foot? When are we going to actually take the time to look past who was saying things and actually listen to them word for word?”
In a tweet shared Monday, Palihapitiya was critical of the Democratic Party refusing to have an open primary, pointing to polling showing that Trump leads Biden in 5 of 6 swing states when factoring in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running as an independent:
This is the clearest implication of the Dems not having an open primary. https://t.co/i42FNcezMX
— Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) October 16, 2023
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
Trump actually got so many things right..his problem was his mouth and his bluntness’ without a recourse
— MR UNBREAKABLE (@fashemmy2010) October 17, 2023
The whole peace in the Middle East thing has really put into sharp perspective hasn’t it?
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 17, 2023
Bless him for speaking truth! Takes a lot of guts to admit your misjudgment!
— SaturnsLady (@SaturnsLady) October 17, 2023
Eventually even the hard left can see how great Trump was. He wasn’t perfect but his economic and foreign policy were both positives for America and the world.
— Leonard Campagna Freedom=Happiness=Freedom (@LeonardCampagna) October 17, 2023
Trump was amazing on policy with a blend of New York abrasive leadership that got things done.
— Craig Chamberlin (@CraigChamberlin) October 17, 2023
Trump had his flaws, yet his policies often made sense. As Biden’s tenure reflects back on Trump’s, it’s becoming clear to many that we need to separate the man from his actions.
— Lindsay Porter (@LindsayPor50286) October 17, 2023
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