U.S. technology and business leaders, including Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) co-founder Joe Lonsdale, venture capital pioneer Doug Leone, and the Winklevoss twins, have donated to a new super-political action committee supporting Donald Trump's presidential bid.
America PAC has raised more than $8.7 million since its launch in June, the Financial Times cites from a public filing.
Several $1 million donations came from Silicon Valley investors who have recently publicly supported Trump.
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The donors include Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire, Valor Equity Partners founder Antonio Gracias, Doug Leone, and Joe Lonsdale.
The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, each contributed $250,000. Additionally, coal titan Joe Craft, CEO of Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP), and Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of the Jimmy John's sandwich chain, made $1 million in donations.
One person with direct knowledge of the super PAC mentioned that Elon Musk plans to commit $45 million a month, WSJ report says.
However, Elon Musk 'denied' the report, although not directly but via a meme posted on his social media platform X.
pic.twitter.com/RJdF7MWeEi
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
Traditionally considered a liberal stronghold, Silicon Valley has seen some tech leaders shift politically to the right, driven by dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden's policies on regulation and taxes.
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