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Tech Oligarchs, Trump as a Puppet, and Palantir's Rise
from Trump’s Battle Royale, Reborn Babies, & A Labubu Economy | The Tim Dillon Show #457 · #457
11 min
Tim lays out his theory that Silicon Valley figures like Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg, and Cook back Trump only to use him as a symbolic puppet while they take over government functions with AI and companies like Palantir, discussing Musk's falling out with Trump and Palantir's growing government contracts.
- Tech oligarchs like Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, and Tim Cook funded Trump to take over the government, essentially running a coup where Trump serves as their puppet.
- Elon Musk was a trial balloon—Silicon Valley thought he'd be way more popular than he actually was, underestimating how cringe he comes across to regular people.
- Musk expected a permanent role in government and dug in with the Department of Government Efficiency, not realizing Trump had limited plans for him.
- Trump never ran on slashing government spending; he ran on economic nationalism, tariffs, and bringing back American exuberance—all expensive propositions.
- Musk started attacking Trump when he realized he'd spend the rest of the term on the outside, which wasn't part of the original plan.
- The small group that funded Trump wants the president to be a purely symbolic figure while they govern from behind the scenes, same as the old intelligence community strategy.
- Tech people eventually realize the Republican brand is being damaged by ICE raids, Medicare cuts, and foreign aid that contradict Trump's populist campaign promises.
- The tech oligarchs got what they wanted—the money—so they don't care about the political mess as long as their interests were served.
- MAGA supporters are waking up to the fact that people who reject the nation-state, Constitution, and privacy are now influencing the machinery of government.
- Even though Elon and Sam Altman despise each other, they agree on the fundamental principle: the American government should not regulate their industries or be constrained by the Bill of Rights.
Donald TrumpElon MuskPalantirSam AltmanMark ZuckerbergTim CookCurtis Jarvin Tech people