Airbnb boss dumped Dems over border crisis
By Emily Crane
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has revealed he ditched the Democrats to back President Trump after realizing the US border crisis was spiraling out of control — insisting he could no longer support a party that “lets in criminals and dangerous people into our country.”
The tech billionaire was a lifelong Dem — until around 2021, when he started shifting towards the Republican party because of his concern at the lack of immigration enforcement under then-President Joe Biden.
“I remember just being like, ‘Holy cow, this is crazy,’” Gebbia told the Katie Miller Podcast on Monday.
Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder, in interview.
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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia discusses the border crisis.
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Migrants at the U.S. southern border wait for transport.
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Migrants from around the world continue to arrive across the US southern border near Jacumba Hot Springs, California.
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“Like, ‘This is not right, this is a real problem and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be enforcing the laws of our country and our border.’”
After reaching out to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a friend, for help piecing together what he was missing, Gebbia said he “started to pull on that thread” and zero in on other issues.
President Biden and President Trump meeting in the Oval Office.
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Trump with Biden in the Oval Office on November 13, 2024.
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After reaching out to his friend, Jared Kushner, for help piecing together what he was missing, Gebbia said he “started to pull on that thread” on other concerns.
Migrants walking near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Migrants are seen at the border in Jacumba Hot Springs, California.
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“I sort of, you know, begin to look at other topics and eventually came to the point where I don’t think I can support a political party that wants to have an open border, that lets in criminals and dangerous people into our country,” he said.
“That’s just not something I can get behind.”
Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder, on The Katie Miller Podcast.
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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia discusses why he left the Democratic party to support Trump.
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Gebbia said his friendships with current Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk also served as gateways to his embracing Trump.
“I’ve been on my journey. Everyone’s been on a journey,” he said of his gradual shift to the right.
President Biden seated in the Oval Office.
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Biden meeting with the President Luis Abinader in the Oval Office of the White House.
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“I think through, you know, certainly Bobby Kennedy and supporting him, and I’ve been so grateful for the work that he’s doing, to be somebody who just cares so much about the health of our nation, and you know, has no ties to industry and is really just able to bust through walls and sort of, like, right size the ship,” he added.
The Airbnb co-founder initially volunteered to take on a role with Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency in February to help examine the retirement process for government employees.
Migrants wait near the US-Mexico border.
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Migrants are seen at the US southern border near Jacumba Hot Springs, California.
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Then, he was appointed last month by Trump to be the chief design officer of the National Design Studio to improve federal websites.
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