By Invitation | Business and the American election

A business leader on why he’s backing Donald Trump

The Biden administration has played dirty and shown staggering incompetence, argues Joe Lonsdale

Illustration: Dan Williams

AMERICAN VOTERS have a unique opportunity in 2024: to compare the records of two candidates who have already served as president. That choice belongs to entrepreneurs and business leaders, too. More and more prominent wealth-creators are warming to supporting Donald Trump, declaring it publicly and writing cheques. Reid Hoffman, a friend of mine with very different political views, wrote recently for The Economist about this trend:

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