“None of my friends who voted for Trump are happy right now.
“The people surrounding Trump are all scamsters.
They are getting rich off our votes, our dollars, and our time.”
The consternation is especially pitched among startup founders, many of whom are bracing for an economic downturn.
Others are exasperated with what they see as unscrupulous dealings with cryptocurrencies.
Where the Biden administration took a hard-line approach to crypto, Trump has enthusiastically embraced the crypto community.
Witkoff did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
One conservative entrepreneur suggests that the relationship between Trump and the technology industry was never destined to last.
“Tech people don’t get politicians, and politicians don’t understand tech,” he says.
“Some of this is because tech people don’t really have an ideology.
They operate in a globalist, new world order.
Trump is only interested in deals for America.”
“Trump is kicking the shit out ofAmerica’s billionaires.
Roughly 25% of items on Amazon come from China.
While many saw the move as kissing Trump’s ring, Smith has a very different and unusual interpretation.
“This was Bezos' declaration of war against Trump but not conservatism.
Trump is anti-free enterprise.
Just look at what the Post is publishing: They are going hard against Trump.
And they are writing, ‘Screw tariffs.'”
(Bezos did not respond to a request for comment.)
For now, the tech industry is clinging to the hope that any economic setbacks will only be temporary.
Zoe Bernardis a feature writer based in Los Angeles.
She writes about technology, crime, and culture.
Formerly, she covered technology for The Information and Business Insider.
