{
  "id": 19292568,
  "title": "A week after the Democrats’ blue wave, Trump’s biggest tech allies are still silent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/a-week-after-the-democrats-blue-wave-trumps-biggest-tech-allies-are",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T05:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91638856/a-week-after-the-democrats-blue-wave-trumps-biggest-tech-allies-are-still-silent"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A week after Democrats' successful blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections, a notable absence remains among Trump's top tech allies who previously supported him. Elon Musk, the outspoken CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was notably silent as he deleted his election-related post on social media. Musk's lavish political spending, amounting to $474 million, yielded little return, particularly in his home state of Texas where most of his donations went to losing Republican candidates.\n\nWhile some tech executives have discussed the impact of the election results on their businesses, particularly the burgeoning AI infrastructure sector, many prominent Silicon Valley figures who backed Trump have remained mum. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—frequent Trump supporters—have not yet commented publicly on the election results. This silence marks a marked shift from 2024 when these same leaders were quick to congratulate Trump.\n\nDespite the general quietude, some tech figures have voiced their opinions. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar emphasized the company's continued investment in AI data centers, even as voters rejected local measures supporting their construction in 40 out of 41 instances. Box CEO Aaron Levie expressed concerns about potential changes in data center locations and AI supply chains due to the results. Reid Hoffman, a Democratic donor who supported Trump's Senate candidate in Texas, welcomed the election as a clear demand for a different kind of country, emphasizing the need for an economy that competes globally and delivers for constituents.",
  "summary": "“Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time.” That was Elon Musk’s sarcastic response on X to the blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections . Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time 🤷♂️ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2026 But almost a week later, Musk remains one of the few prominent Silicon Valley figures who backed Trump and his Republican…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}