{"id":2374225,"date":"2024-11-28T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reid-hoffman-mulls-leaving-us-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:20:56","slug":"reid-hoffman-mulls-leaving-us-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reid-hoffman-mulls-leaving-us-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Reid Hoffman mulls leaving US: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Freid-hoffman-mulls-leaving-us-report-washington-examiner%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=2374225&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>Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic \u2063megadonor and co-founder of LinkedIn, is reportedly contemplating leaving the United States following Donald Trump&#8217;s victory over \u200bVice President\u200c Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. According to sources for\u200c the\u200d New York Times, Hoffman&#8217;s consideration to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">flee reflects widespread anxiety<\/a> within the Democratic donor community regarding Trump&#8217;s return to power.\u200c Hoffman, \u2062known for his significant financial contributions to Democratic campaigns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2022-jennifer-lopez-steph-curry-join-michelle-obamas-when-we-all-vote-as-co-chairs\/\" title=\"2022: Jennifer Lopez, Steph Curry Join Michelle Obama\u2019s When We All Vote as Co-Chairs\">including backing<\/a>\u2064 the Future Forward group\u200b which supported Harris, has not publicly commented on this matter. \u2064The news highlights a trend among wealthy Democratic donors who are expressing thoughts of relocating abroad\u2062 in\u200b response to the political climate.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris megadonor Reid Hoffman mulls leaving US in wake of Trump win: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3179215\/kamala-harris-influential-megadonors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">who spent millions of dollars<\/a> trying to will Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/27\/us\/politics\/democratic-donors-reid-hoffman-democracy-alliance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> considering fleeing the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Three sources told the <em>New York Times<\/em> that Hoffman is considering the move over President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s victory over Harris. Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gab-ceo-i-had-very-close-relationships-with-facebook-and-twitteri-got-to-see-the-evils-of-their-business-model-for-many-yearswhat-were-s\/\" title=\"GAB CEO: \u201cI had very close relationships with Facebook and Twitter\u2026\u201dI got to see the evils of their business model for many years\u201d\u2026\u201dWhat we\u2019re seeing in America right now is the rise of Communism\u201d[VIDEO]\">venture capitalist<\/a>, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3179215\/kamala-harris-influential-megadonors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">longtime donor to Democrats<\/a> and helped back Future Forward, the main outside group that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3222249\/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">supported<\/a> her in the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p>Hoffman did not respond to a request for comment through his venture capital firm, Greylock Partners. According to the newspaper, other megadonors have also floated the idea of moving abroad, illustrating the deep fears among the Left about Trump&rsquo;s second ascent to power.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, upon Trump&rsquo;s win in 2016, many famous Democrats had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lists\/20-stars-who-pledged-flee-country-trump-was-elected-are-they-945888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vowed<\/a> they would leave the country, though they remained in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People are kind of shellshocked &mdash; and trying to figure out what happened,&rdquo; Steve Silberstein, a software entrepreneur who donates to Democrats, told the outlet. &ldquo;People are trying to adjust to reality and plot out a path forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman, according to the report, &ldquo;is worried about retribution from a president who has promised to go after his political opponents, including major Democratic donors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The LinkedIn co-founder is not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-celebrities-leaving-usa-2024-election-1982897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">only<\/a> celebrity Democrat who has apparently considered leaving the country &mdash; a cohort that has included the likes of Barbra Streisand and Cher.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I almost got an ulcer the last time,&rdquo; Cher said last year. &ldquo;If he gets in, who knows? 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