Alex Karp, the billionaire CEO of the Creepy Contractor of Defense Palantir, has taken one side in the New York Mayor’s Race. Karp, that once boasted that his company kills peopleHe recently gave a lot of money to a super pac that supports the former New York Governor’s campaign Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo is currently on against Zohran Mamdani, a 33 -year -old assembly for the 36th city district in Queens. The race between the two candidates has become a referendum on the future of New York, with the two candidates offering dramatically different views for housing and economic policy. Mamdani has been described as a democratic socialist, while Cuomo campaigates for a promise to return to the city sensitive the fiasco that has been the administration of Eric Adams.
Political You notice that Karp recently donated $ 90,000 to Fix the citythat supports Cuomo’s campaign. The contribution is further cemented by an image of Karp’s policy that is tilted to the right, although Karp has referred, in the past, to himself by several political labels, even called a “socialist” or a “neo-brandist”. Surely we can call BS now, as Karp currently uses his money to defeat a real socialist.
In fact, Karp is fair one of the various billionaires They are bringing money to Cuomo’s campaign in an apparent effort to avoid a more populist form of government in the city. Despite Cuomo’s promise to fight Trump, various Maga Accessories, such as Trump Bill Ackman, have launched their support Behind the former governor. Cuomo’s campaign has been based on a series of vague promises on the improvements of city services and the point of view that “knows how the government works”. Of course, NYC is a city where Republicans have a difficult time in modern politics, so democratic primary is where the action is.
Meanwhile, Mamdani has defended many left -wing economic policies, including the creation of government -owned and operational property supermarkets to reduce food prices. He has also defended the freezing of rents in a city where the cost of life continues to increase. Its critics have stated that Mamdani has a substantially less government experience than Cuomo and, before his political career, was a rapper For several years known as “Mr. Cardamom”.
Cuomo has significantly served as Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021, when his administration combined as a result of various scandals, including Sexual harassment allegations Leveled against him by ex -female. A criminal case against Cuomo was submitted to complaints, but the charges were abandoned in January 2022, and authorities cited a lack of evidence.
Meanwhile, Palantir does it more and more He married the Trump Administration And he is helping the Government with his deportation efforts, as well as in a controversial data centralization effort that has caused criticism from the proponents of privacy and civil freedoms.
