Alex Karp signals shift to Democrats
The gist
Palantir hired former Democratic Senator Jon Tester as an adviser as Democrats vow to investigate the firm.
The AI company is adding Democratic voices before its critics take Congress in January.
How it unfolded
- 2024Jon Tester lost his Senate reelection bid after 18 years as a Democratic senator.
- Dec 2024Karp donated $1 million to MAGA Inc., the super PAC supporting Donald Trump.
- 2025Karp said in an Axios interview that Democrats 'have to grow a spine because a lot of these people actually agree with me in private.'
Key terms
- super PAC
- A U.S. political action committee that can raise unlimited funds for independent campaign spending but cannot coordinate with candidates.
- Maven
- A U.S. Department of Defense initiative using machine learning and data integration to speed up military intelligence analysis.
- DHS
- U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, including anti-terrorism, immigration, border control, and cybersecurity.
Source: Wikipedia