Scaramucci: Trump will never view tech CEOs or donors as friends
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Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director, describes Donald Trump's transactional mindset toward tech leaders.
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“You're not friends with Donald Trump. Let me give a news flash. If you've got a tech CEO listening, kiss his ass all you want, wait for him at the service entrance at Mar-a-Lago, write him checks, do whatever the hell you want. You're not friends with the guy. He will never see you as a friend. He sees you as an object in his field of vision. He's a transactionalist, and if he can get something out of you that helps him, great. If it turns out that five minutes later, you can't help him, he'll run you over with the car, you know.”
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