Robinson and McFaul discussed that there is a live debate about whether tech companies and entrepreneurs care about the United States itself; Elon Musk needs to sell Teslas in China but states the indispensability of the United States, and entrepreneurs like David Sacks are volunteering time in the Trump administration, suggesting a fumbling move toward a new patriotism among tech figures.

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Peter Robinson

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There's at least a fumbling towards some kind of new patriotism. Elon Musk...will say things about the indispensability of the United States...David Sacks, who's a big-time entrepreneur...volunteering time in the Trump administration

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“They’re Not Like Us”: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st CenturyHoover Institution
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:32:51 AM

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