Silicon Valley’s Trumpiest podcast now has one man in the White House.
David Sacks, one of San Francisco’s loudest and proudest conservatives, will serve as the White House’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social.
Sacks is the founder and a partner at venture capital firm Craft Ventures and a member of the so-called PayPal Mafia, an influential alumni network from the payment technology company that includes billionaires Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, and Elon Musk.
But Sacks is better known for his involvement in the “All-In” tech and politics podcast, on which he appears weekly with three fellow investors, including Chamath Palihapitiya.
Trump appeared on the podcast in June, shortly after Sacks rolled out the red carpet for a fundraiser at his Pacific Heights mansion, where tickets for couples reportedly cost $500,000.
After Biden’s disastrous presidency, Trump has a lot of supporters in Silicon Valley; many are just afraid to admit it. But with each act of courage, like this one, the dam begins to break. https://t.co/UcQHNikQlP
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) May 30, 2024
“David will guide policy for … two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness,” Trump said in his announcement, adding that Sacks will combat Big Tech bias and censorship and work on a legal framework so the crypto industry can thrive in the United States.