Lightspark CEO David Marcus endorses Trump

Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus this week became the latest in a string of tech executives to back former President Donald Trump.

"I am crossing the Rubicon and backing the Republican Party and President Trump," he announced on X. "My journey has been a gradual political 180 from where I stood in every previous election. It has been an eye-opening process of disenchantment, zero-basing lifelong beliefs, and rebuilding from there."

Marcus then recounted his experience of gradually becoming disillusioned with the Democratic Party. 

"I was shocked to learn that, for the most part, Republicans cared more deeply about their constituents, while Democrats, in my experience, cared more about government power and control," he added, recalling a 2019 incident in which he testified before Congress.

He then expressed his concerns over censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of other Democratic policies, including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

"It’s impossible to close this post without mentioning President Trump’s recent assassination attempt," Marcus went on. "The courage and resolve he displayed seconds after being hit by a bullet was awe-inspiring for his followers and detractors alike. This was a man, however imperfect, who, at that moment, incarnated the American spirit in the most vivid way, starting to bring a split nation together."

Marcus's decision follows other tech CEOs, such as former Yammer CEO David Sacks and Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire, backing the former president. Cryptocurrency moguls Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss threw their support behind Trump in June.