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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Caroline Haskins

‘The reign of terror is over’: my weird weekend partying with the triumphant tech right

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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez and Elon Musk attend a candlelight dinner the night before the inauguration. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

On Inauguration Day, fans of the All-In Podcast gathered in a billiards room in Washington DC to watch Donald Trump’s swearing-in – and a few miles away, the podcast co-host and PayPal Mafia alum David Sacks prepared to ascend to his role as Trump’s AI and crypto czar.

Very popular in Silicon Valley, All-In is fiercely pro-capitalism and enthusiastic about the world of tech start-ups and investments. Last summer, its co-hosts, Sacks and Jason Calacanis in particular, became vocal in their support for Trump and attempted to rally other tech leaders, including their listeners, behind the candidate.

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