Alex Karp Said He’s a ‘Progressive.’ OK! Here’s Some Other Stuff He’s Said Recently
When Palantir chief executive Alex Karp sat down with Politico this week, he reportedly used the word “progressive” eight times to describe both his political philosophy and his company.
“I’ve been a Democrat my whole life,” Karp told Politico, which noted that he called the Democratic Party “totally irresponsible” in the distant time of October 2025. “I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet, and I absolutely believe Palantir—all of our products are essentially progressive.”
This isn’t the first time Karp has called himself a progressive. In 2018, The New York Times reported that Karp described himself as such. In the same article, he claimed to have voted for Hillary Clinton.
Karp has also donated money to Democratic candidates. In 2023, for instance, he donated $360,000 to a joint fundraising committee for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The next year, he donated...
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