Public praise and shared foes: Tech's Trump 2.0 strategy
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Silicon Valley executives lauded President-elect Donald Trump after his big win Tuesday night. And while buttering up the president-to-be is typical, the flattery may be especially strategic in Trump’s case, argues Chamber of Progress CEO Adam Kovacevich. On POLITICO Tech, Kovacevich tells host Steven Overly how he expects companies to handle Trump’s “personal grievance agenda” this time around, and what his return means for AI, antitrust and other tech policy issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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