Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires
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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires

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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s Appalachian roots are well-known, thanks to his best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” another aspect of Vance’s background is now gaining attention: His connection to prominent Silicon Valley billionaires. “The water’s warm.” Tech billionaires are already giving millions and expected to turbocharge Trump/Vance campaign Shortly after Vance was announced as Trump’s VP pick, a new tech-aligned super political action committee was unveiled called America PAC. Tech billionaires endorsing Trump and Vance as way to rail against perceived ‘wokeism’ While many of the tech moguls supporting Trump and Vance tout policy positions that favor Silicon Valley, another element is that the tech elite are now embracing the GOP ticket as being on the side of a rebellion against liberals. And Vance is a really great example of that,” said Max Chafkin, who wrote “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power,” which discusses Vance.

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