Tech barons cozied up to Trump. What will they do in newly blue America?
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Elon Musk category. Published on November 5, 2026 • Originally reported by Blake Montgomery. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficult
The photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, front row and side by side – now looks like a hitlist for a blue Congress hellbent on making life difficult for billionaires.
The picture symbolized at the time the bending of the knee by the richest men in the world to its most powerful, a symbiosis of the ultra-rich. Already unfathomably wealthy, Silicon Valley tycoons believed a Maga-sized public shift to the right would enrich them even more. It did. For several years, while Trump seemed an everlasting kingmaker and AI’s expansion seemed unstoppable, their fortunes ballooned to values beyond comprehension. Elon Musk’s surpassed $1tn.
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