David Marcus, the former CEO of PayPal, has announced that he is switching parties to the Republican Party and will back Donald Trump in the upcoming November election.
Marcus is the latest in a series of high-tech figures to support Trump, adding to the significant backing from Silicon Valley executives this election cycle.
This shift underscores the unique nature of this election compared to 2020.
FOX Business reports:
Former President of PayPal Announces Party Switch, Endorses Trump: ‘Crossing the Rubicon’
David Marcus, former president of PayPal, announced his party switch and endorsement of Donald Trump on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The tech entrepreneur, who recently led Messenger at Meta, declared he was “crossing the Rubicon and backing the Republican Party” along with former President Donald Trump’s campaign.
In a detailed post, Marcus described an “eye-opening process of disenchantment, re-evaluating lifelong beliefs, and rebuilding” that led him to this decision.
“I am crossing the Rubicon and backing the Republican Party and President Trump. Many, including a former version of myself, get trapped in a mental framework that becomes their identity and prevents them from evolving their thinking with new facts and information. I finally broke free from it,” wrote Marcus.
“My journey has been a gradual political 180 from where I stood in every previous election. It has been an eye-opening process of disenchantment, re-evaluating lifelong beliefs, and rebuilding from there,” he added.
Here’s more from his extensive post:
“It’s impossible to close this post without mentioning President Trump’s recent assassination attempt. The courage and resolve he displayed seconds after being hit by a bullet were awe-inspiring for his followers and detractors alike. This was a man, however imperfect, who, at that moment, embodied the American spirit in the most vivid way, starting to bring a divided nation together.
Some claim that re-electing President Trump will endanger our democracy. However, the alternative — having unelected individuals wielding significant power with no accountability, combined with four more years of detrimental policies at home and abroad — might pose a greater threat. Neither of these issues is likely to change in a Harris administration and could potentially worsen.“