# Tech titan who backed Trump brutally skewered after elections U-turn: ‘Pandering POS’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tech-titan-who-backed-trump-brutally-skewered-after-elections-u-turn-pandering-pos/
- Published: 2026-11-11T18:35:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T19:52:23+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/tech/palantir-ceo-alex-karp-makes-u-turn-on-donald-trump/
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Alex Karp says he may back a Democrat for president in 2028.
- His comments follow Palantir’s work for the Trump administration.
- Critics accuse him of shifting his stance for political or business reasons.

## Summary

Palantir chief executive Alex Karp says he could support a Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, after saying Democrats had corrected course in the 2026 midterms. His comments have drawn criticism from people who see the shift as opportunistic, given his previous alignment with Donald Trump and his company’s government work.

Karp described himself as a lifelong Democrat and argued that Democrats have an advantage on economic justice, while rejecting the Democratic Socialists of America. Palantir has held contracts with the Trump administration, including work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the now-closed Department of Government Efficiency. Karp, whose wealth is estimated at $18 billion, also said Trump had made mistakes in his second term, including on immigration policy.

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