Silicon Valley billionaire and longtime Democratic voter Chamath Palihapitiya shared his surprising experience of meeting President Donald Trump on Friday.
Palihapitiya, a Canadian-American venture capitalist and CEO of Social Capital who was born in Sri Lanka, said in the podcast that the media’s portrayal of Trump is a lie, and seeing Trump firsthand has greatly changed his view of the former president. view.
Speaking on the All In podcast with co-hosts Jason Calakanis, David Sachs and David Friedberg, Palihapitiya praised Trump’s charm, intelligence, humor and sense of humor. Unexpected kindness.
Palihapitiya: “I’ll give you two observations. First, I think there’s a huge gap between the way the media tries to portray Donald Trump and what he looks like when you meet him in person. The gap is really big. So, I would say, especially Yes, for Democrats and independents, you really need to sit in the room and feel the situation. He’s charismatic, intellectually sharp, and he can be funny for a long time. Captivate the audience and be completely improvised.
“The other thing I will say is that he was very polite and he was kind and it made me disarm, which was not what I expected. I feel like I’ve been wrong about him over the years. I’m very It’s nice to have the opportunity to sit next to him and actually interact with him one-on-one. It’s more about the style than the substance, I would say, it’s more than just a pro. America’s agenda, and it’s clear he’s pro-innovation in the details he talks about.
He recounted a humorous moment when Trump complimented him and his wife, saying, “You guys are such a beautiful couple… Well, you must be very rich.” Palihapitiya found it amusing.
Palihapitiya also admires Trump’s willingness to engage in public discussion. He noted that Trump encouraged people to ask questions and share ideas, leading to roundtable discussions on a variety of topics including Iran, foreign policy, deficits and debt.
“He’s very supportive of you really figuring out how to get spending in order and get the deficit under control,” Palihapitiya said.
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This isn’t the first time the billionaire has defended Trump. Last year, he said his Trump Derangement Syndrome was causing more harm than Trump himself.
“As a homeless Democrat who’s definitely in the center right now but maybe moving further and further to the right, despite that message, again I applaud the Trump administration because those guys did that,” he said. It’s unbelievable,” Palihapitiya said on his All-in-Podcast.
He continued, “These Abraham Accords, the agreement with Israel and the GCC, the almost agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, is a real example to the world that lasting peace can actually be found. These people Did a lot of great work.
“This is the point where you have to start re-underwriting, is one person’s Trump Derangement Syndrome more damaging than anything President Trump can do? I think the answer is yes,” Parihar said. Pitiya said.
“Because it now results in us not being able to see this good work and then embrace and expand it. It turns out that a lot of what this administration has done is right, and that’s very frustrating to me,” he added.
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Billionaire and Democratic voter Chamath Palihapitiya changes tone: admits he was wrong about Trump, says Trump Derangement Syndrome is causing more damage than Trump himself (Video)
