'Kiss the ring:' Silicon Valley CEOs struggle to respond to Trump's involvement in their businesses

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Trump administration’s increasingly broad reach into private businesses is causing confusion and anxiety in Silicon Valley, home to many of the companies affected.

Interviews with more than a dozen technology executives over the past week revealed that the Trump administration’s announcements of government stakes in companies such as Intel have had a chilling effect, with executives now filtering many decisions through the prism of how the White House might respond. The executives — among them CEOs, founders and investors — requested anonymity to avoid drawing the ire of the administration.

Some have chosen to embrace the administration, hoping to deflect potential criticism from the president. Others are keeping their heads down and staying silent to avoid unwanted attention.

In one case, a tech executive turned down a dinner invitation to the White House earlier this month — and sent a deputy instead.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kiss-ring-silicon-valley-ceos-120000328.html

That's not the ring on his finger he wants you to kiss folks.

[montanacowboy]

1. Fuck them all

I hope trump buries all of them they deserve nothing more

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. They should just learn lessons from countries that have had corrupt authoritarians in charge for decades

No need to reinvent the wheel. Just grovel, bribe, and stash your personal cash where the Rapist can't get at it. Then tell yourself that you're doing it to secure your children's future or something.