Alex Karp says he's a lifelong Democrat — and Palantir's products are 'essentially progressive'

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp told Politico that he's a lifelong Democrat, and that President Donald Trump mishandled immigration.

After the "blunami," Alex Karp is talking up his ties to the Democrats. The Palantir CEO once described wokeness as a "thin pagan religion" and called Democrats irresponsible and childish. Meanwhile, he praised President Donald Trump as a model for entrepreneurs. In a Wednesday interview with Politico — Business Insider's sister company — Karp reaffirmed his left-leaning politics. "I've been a Democrat my whole life," Karp told Politico.

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