Kara Swisher: Tech Leaders Have Allowed Themselves to Become ‘Props’ for Trump, ‘Corruption in Action’

PSAKI Your book had ░░░░░░░░ come out and it ░░░░░░░░ it is a very ░░░░░░░░ take on so many ░░░░░░░░ these tech leaders that ░░░░░░░░ have become household names ░░░░░░░░ weren t even a ░░░░░░░░ ago they weren t ░░░░░░░░ were starting to be ░░░░░░░░ anything surprised you about ░░░░░░░░ SWISHER You know I ░░░░░░░░ I say in that ░░░░░░░░ they don t care ░░░░░░░░ anything They care about ░░░░░░░░ bottom line And then ░░░░░░░░ saw the you know ░░░░░░░░ afterword is about that ░░░░░░░░ show up on the ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol in a ░░░░░░░░ behind Trump because they ░░░░░░░░ things And this book ░░░░░░░░ off they went to ░░░░░░░░ Tower in 2016 because ░░░░░░░░ wanted a tax break ░░░░░░░░ re standing there in ░░░░░░░░ Capitol at the inauguration ░░░░░░░░ they want a tax ░░░░░░░░ They want no regulation ░░░░░░░░ re willing to give ░░░░░░░░ dollars It s no ░░░░░░░░ because the race is ░░░░░░░░ for AI And so ░░░░░░░░ want to be in ░░░░░░░░ pole position whether it ░░░░░░░░ Musk or Mark Zuckerberg ░░░░░░░░ or any of these ░░░░░░░░ Even Tim Cook was ░░░░░░░░ and I m assuming ░░░░░░░░ know he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ the front he luckily ░░░░░░░░ in the back along ░░░░░░░░ Sam Altman but all ░░░░░░░░ people want something from ░░░░░░░░ administration and therefore they ░░░░░░░░ themselves to become props ░░░░░░░░ the president I think ░░░░░░░░ s the smartest one ░░░░░░░░ in a lot of ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI And just allowing ░░░░░░░░ that s interesting SWISHER ░░░░░░░░ allowing it because he ░░░░░░░░ like The richest people ░░░░░░░░ the world are here ░░░░░░░░ my left Look where ░░░░░░░░ put them Right PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ SWISHER And so he ░░░░░░░░ the rich people He ░░░░░░░░ everything And it s ░░░░░░░░ s not a bad ░░░░░░░░ to be if you ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump PSAKI They ░░░░░░░░ falling prey to it ░░░░░░░░ Well not prey to ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ something from it PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ they will SWISHER Not ░░░░░░░░ of prey PSAKI It ░░░░░░░░ transactional SWISHER The question ░░░░░░░░ who s the prey ░░░░░░░░ mean these people want ░░░░░░░░ advantage They want lack ░░░░░░░░ regulation They want to ░░░░░░░░ know flex their power ░░░░░░░░ that s what they ░░░░░░░░ doing here And it ░░░░░░░░ and the rest of ░░░░░░░░ have to suffer with ░░░░░░░░ regulation As Senator Klobuchar ░░░░░░░░ talking about these people ░░░░░░░░ unfettered the richest people ░░░░░░░░ the world and they ░░░░░░░░ unelected That s the ░░░░░░░░ thing No one ever ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk No one ░░░░░░░░ Mark Zuckerberg They did ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and so ░░░░░░░░ can pick and choose ░░░░░░░░ he wants but this ░░░░░░░░ I ve never most ░░░░░░░░ is implicit right powerful ░░░░░░░░ are around rich people ░░░░░░░░ is explicit So maybe ░░░░░░░░ s a good thing ░░░░░░░░ can see it in ░░░░░░░░ corruption in action PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ be continued SWISHER To ░░░░░░░░ next year We ll ░░░░░░░░ We.