Melinda French Gates says some tech titans siding with Trump are doing 'what some comms person' tells them to do instead of living by their values

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" at the Pivotal Ventures office in Kirkland, Washington, US (Credit: Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg - Getty Images)

• Silicon Valley has seen a noticeable shift to the right, with several tech leaders engaging more closely with the current administration, a trend Melinda French Gates views critically, especially when it comes to leaders not living by their stated values.

The shift in Silicon Valley in the lead-up to, and since, the presidential election has been marked. Billionaire tech titans have been in and out of the White House and Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago, with many lending their voices to the second Trump administration.