Peter Thiel was the first in Silicon Valley's tech circle to openly support Trump, backing him during his first campaign in 2015. At that time, he was considered an outlier in the tech world. During the second-term campaign in 2024, Elon Musk stepped up to support, rallying many others after hours to join in. Now, major figures in the tech industry are donating more funds to the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. It’s not that the Republican Party did anything particularly right, it’s just that the Democratic Party has become increasingly extreme and off-putting.