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flag David Sacks, a tech investor with ties to Musk and Thiel, leads Trump’s AI and crypto policy, pushing federal control and a meme coin amid controversy.

flag David Sacks, a Silicon Valley investor and former PayPal executive, has become a central figure in President Trump’s second administration, serving as chair of the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and effectively leading White House policy on AI and cryptocurrency. flag Despite being politically new, he has leveraged ties to Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and his All-In podcast to shape aggressive federal control over AI regulation, including an executive order threatening to cut federal funding to states that pass their own AI laws. flag His influence has drawn praise from tech leaders like Sam Altman and Marc Benioff, but also criticism over potential overreach, job losses, energy use, and conflicts of interest, as the administration advances pro-technology policies, including support for a presidential meme coin.

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