"Do you think that President Trump is a fascist? Of course not. I think that's stupid, honestly. And you know what? Again, you can go all day on this stuff. It's honestly idiotic. I grew up half my life in Germany. I spent time with actual fascists. I went and talked to lots of former Nazis, this like we have a democratic society. And he won in a landslide."
"So originally the C.I.A. do you remember this was an early investor. In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm, was an early investor in Palantir. This is why I'm asking the question, actually, because I think there's a lot of people who are looking right now at the industrial policy of the country. The country is taking stakes in businesses that they think are important national security issues and the like But isn't that a classically social democratic view?"
Alex Karp calls the suggestion that President Trump is a fascist "stupid" and "idiotic." He says he grew up partly in Germany, spent time with actual fascists, and spoke with former Nazis, which shapes his view that Trump does not resemble those movements. Karp acknowledges disagreement with Trump's politics but sees no signs of fascism and notes Trump won by a landslide in a democratic society. Karp notes that In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture arm, was an early investor in Palantir. He raises questions about industrial policy as the country takes stakes in businesses tied to national security and whether the government might seek equity in return for contracts.
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