Sequoia partner Doug Leone once again supports Trump after previously renouncing him

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 20:32

Doug Leone (left) and Donald Trump (right) — Doug Leone (left) endorsed Donald Trump (right) on Monday, despite his previous rebuke of the former president after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Doug Leone wrote on X that he will support Donald Trump for president in this year's election.
Leone previously rebuked Trump, saying he'd incited the riot at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Leone's endorsement adds him to a growing list of Silicon Valley elites supporting Trump.

Billionaire venture capitalist Doug Leone, a partner at Sequoia Capital who managed the firm until 2022, reversed his previous critiques of Donald Trump on Monday and said he would support the former president and convicted felon's campaign.