'A failed administration': Leaked texts from powerful Republicans reveal souring on Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

April 27, 2025 10:21PM ET


Leaked texts from a group chat for ultra-wealthy and powerful people has revealed that Donald Trump is losing support even among those tech leaders who voted for him in 2024.

Ben Smith, the former media columnist of the New York Times and co-founder of Semafor, wrote for Semafor on Sunday a deep-dive about "Chatham House," described as "a giant and raucous Signal group that forms part of the sprawling network of influential private chats that began during the fervid early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and which have fueled a new alliance of tech and the US right."

After Trump's push for out-of-the-norm tariffs, some of those in the group turn on him. But not David O. Sacks, who is the Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. In mid-April, Sacks left the Chatham House, and wrote that, “This group has become worthless since the loudest voices have [Trump Derangement Syndrome]."

Semafor reported that a fellow group member, only identified as Bryan Goldberg, replied by saying, "I'm not sure we have TDS. I think we - Republicans who supported Trump - are seeing that this is a failed administration."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sacks-leaked-texts-chatham/

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Link to Semafor ARTICLE - https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america

[Blues Heron]

1. It's going to be an epic avalanche that buries these criminals for good beneath a mountain of contempt

You can hear the rumblings

[Phoenix61]

2. His promised tax breaks won't come close to making

up the loss revenue when the economy grinds to a halt. Proof that the love of money is the root of all evil.

[bronxiteforever]

10. +1 well said.

[Scrivener7]

3. "They're all having the private conversations because they're not allowed to have the public conversations."

Yes. If you put your plans for an American monarchy into the public stream, it you discuss your wish for concentration camps and Handmaid's-Tale-type treatment of women, you're not going to be received well.

And herein is the legacy of Citizens' United. A pack of tech bros deciding on the direction of our country, then going out and buying politicians to implement their plans.

I hope everyone reads the semafor article. Thanks for bringing it here. It's really important.

[sop]

4. The Masters of the Universe wanted fascism without tariffs.

[Javaman]

5. until they are threatened to fall back in line again.

these reports of these cowards having actually concerns make me laugh.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. These tech bros

and other members of the oligarchy, actually OWN him, and I think many have been pissed with Muskrat. So they could band together and do like what (the remaining) Koch did in 2020, and "sit it out" when it comes to the elections (and funding).

[mwooldri]

6. That David O Sacks guy ..

He has Magatitis. Comes from being in the Trump cult.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. He's yet another

South African.

[travelingthrulife]

9. Grown men falling for the Trump Derangement Syndrome farce.

None of these people are serious people.

[BootinUp]

11. Reporting on anonymous group chats is supposed to be useful?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. It's not "anonymous"

as a former member did the "leaking" and it's pointing to trouble in Tech Bro land.

[BootinUp]

13. From the snippets, excerpts they can't confirm who these people really are. nt

[NJCher]

14. Post 3

Might have some tips for you.

[BootinUp]

16. A tip for everyone.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. The original reporter apparently knows

I haven't had chance to read the Semafor article yet (it's fairly long) but that is the source of this story - https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america

[Martin68]

17. I'd like to see more of this "leaked texts." I only found the one quote.