{"id":2256575,"date":"2024-05-31T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-mogul-stuns-with-6-figure-trump-donation-after-guilty-verdict-ill-lose-friends-for-this\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:28:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:28:55","slug":"tech-mogul-stuns-with-6-figure-trump-donation-after-guilty-verdict-ill-lose-friends-for-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-mogul-stuns-with-6-figure-trump-donation-after-guilty-verdict-ill-lose-friends-for-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Mogul Surprises with High Trump Donation Despite Verdict: &#8216;I&#8217;ll Sacrifice Friends for It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftech-mogul-stuns-with-6-figure-trump-donation-after-guilty-verdict-ill-lose-friends-for-this%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256575&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tech mogul Shaun Maguire made \u200ba significant $300,000 donation to support the re-election\u200b campaign of former President Donald Trump. This generous contribution sparked a\u200d debate as Maguire expressed his\u200b shift from \u200bsupporting Hillary Clinton in 2016 to backing Trump in the crucial 2024 election. \u2063His bold stance faced potential backlash but emphasized \u200cthe importance of speaking\u2062 out against societal pressures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 31, 2024 at 6:27am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz called it a \u201cbig damn deal.\u201d And he\u2019s not wrong.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A big damn deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaunmmaguire?\">@shaunmmaguire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ryyn8CjKdP\">https:\/\/t.co\/ryyn8CjKdP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1796412987865289177?\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Texas Republican was referring to the donation of $300,000 by tech mogul Shaun Maguire to the campaign to re-elect former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In a long post to X, Maguire, a physics Ph.D. who is now a venture capitalist and partner in Sequoia Capital, said that he had voted for former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-desperate-says-trump-wants-kill-opposition-wild-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> in 2016 because he \u201chad drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 he didn\u2019t vote, not liking either major-party candidate, but in 2024 that is no longer the case, he explained in an X article titled \u201cI just donated $300k to Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime, and I\u2019m supporting Trump,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/silicon-valley-venture-capitalist-explains-how-he-went-from-clinton-in-2016-to-trump-in-2024-im-prepared-to-lose-friends\/\" title=\"Venture Capitalist Shares Shift from Clinton to Trump in 2024: Willing to Lose Friends\">\u2019ll lose friends<\/a> for this. Some will refuse to do business with me,\u201d Maguire wrote. \u201cThe media will probably demonize me, as they have so many others before me. But despite this, I still believe it\u2019s the right thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI refuse to live in a society where people are afraid to speak,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will the guilty verdict actually help Trump\u2019s campaign?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maguire\u2019s X Premium+ article, which is over 3,500 words long and was published less than 30 minutes after Trump\u2019s guilty verdicts were announced, explains the former national security worker\u2019s journey from Clinton supporter to a six-figure supporter of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A pivotal moment in his transition \u2014 what he calls his \u201c\u2018radicalization\u2019 towards the center\u201d \u2014 was the abandonment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-lawmakers-seek-symbolic-honor-soldiers-killed-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-sent-2-35-billion-taliban-since-disastrous-afghanistan-withdraw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAugust 16th, 2021 was the day I knew I could never support Joe Biden or any of the senior officials in his administration,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis was the day that Afghans fell to their deaths from US C-17 airplanes at the Kabul International Airport, or KAIA as ISAF forces referred to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maguire said he had held a top secret clearance as a government contractor and had worked in Afghanistan in 2012 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/darpa-reveals-powerful-new-tool-americas-arsenal-see-water-get-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave up one of the most strategic air bases in the world, and arguably stability in Kabul, for political gain \u2014 to be able to say that President Biden ended the War in Afghanistan,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAnd we did it in the most incompetent manner possible, literally with people falling from our airplanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">spoken<\/a> with that served in Afghanistan knows this,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>You can read Maguire\u2019s entire post \u2014 which is long, but well worth it \u2014 below.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eGIrgFbcRB\">https:\/\/t.co\/eGIrgFbcRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaunmmaguire\/status\/1796293774794268747?\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maguire went on to cite numerous examples of policy positions in which he believed Trump to the better choice over President Joe Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pressed-to-cancel-iran-talks-as-tehran-backed-terrorists-attack-israel\/\" title=\"Biden Pressed to Cancel Iran Talks as Tehran-Backed Terrorists Attack Israel\">including foreign policy<\/a>, illegal immigration, corruption, crime, homelessness and overall quality of life \u2014 although he was quick to point out some areas in which he disagreed with the right, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeak up,\u201d he wrote in conclusion. \u201cDon\u2019t be silenced. Freedom of speech is worth nothing if you\u2019re afraid to use it. We can\u2019t let cancel culture win.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, 2024, Senator Ted Cruz described it as a significant event. 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