25 December 2024

DNC National Finance Committee member Lindy Lee said Democratic Party The victory of President-elect Donald Trump has weakened it to the point where it smells like “loser.”

“I think, unfortunately, the Democratic Party has a losing odor throughout the party,” Lee, a prominent fundraiser for the party, said on “Fox & Friends Weekend.”

Leaders of major tech companies such as Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have either met with Trump or made direct donations, in Altman's case, to Trump's inauguration committee after his election victory.

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Lindy Lee on "Fox and Friends on the weekend"

Lindy Lee, a member of the DNC National Finance Committee, said the Democratic Party has been weakened by President-elect Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. (Fox News)

Amazon plans to donate $1 million to Trump's inauguration finance. Altman also donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, as Zuckerberg announced similar plans to strengthen his ties with the president-elect.

“I speak as a Democrat, and I take no pleasure in saying that. I feel like the Democrats are going to be in the wilderness for at least the next four to eight years, and Jeff Bezos is probably thanking his lucky stars,” he told me. He has withheld that endorsement. “They're doing everything they can now to continue “Detente.”

Bezos is done Presidential approvals By The Washington Post, which he bought in 2013, shortly before Election Day this year. The decision angered some liberal staff and reporters who were eager to throw the newspaper's official position behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

When asked about the tech industry's reaction as a whole to Trump's win, Lee said they are excited for his incoming administration.

Mark Zuckerberg at the Utah summit

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (George Fry/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“I think the tech world likes the fact that Donald Trump is going to be the next president,” Lee said. “He's really embraced cryptocurrencies. He says he wants the US to become the crypto capital of the world.”

Lee also spoke about the growing unpopularity of key Democratic Party policies, including tackling illegal immigration, saying voters are “tired” of Democrats.

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“I speak as an immigrant,” he told me. “For immigrants like me, who have become… Naturalized Americans“Proud and grateful Americans, it is deeply disturbing that people are flocking to the country willy-nilly.”

Zuckerberg visited Trump in early December at Mar-a-Lago to strengthen his ties with the president-elect as he prepares to take office in January.

Trump's breakdown of his photo and Person of the Year cover

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Fox Business' Bree Stimson and Luis Casiano contributed to this report.

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