Palantir has donated millions to Donald Trump since 2024, with the company’s CEO personally donating roughly $1.9 million to the president’s super PAC and inaugural fund. But now that the Democrats have won the House and Senate in a landslide, Karp wants to let you in on a little secret. He’s supposedly been a Democrat this whole time.
“I’ve been a Democrat my whole life. I grew up in a far left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet, and I absolutely believe Palantir—all of our products are essentially progressive,” Karp said in a new interview published Wednesday.
Karp also addressed Trump’s recent comments to 60 Minutes that perhaps he had “gone too far” on the ICE crackdowns, claiming he was “really happy to hear the president” say that. “I’m glad he’s saying in public now what I’ve been saying in private,” Karp told Politico.
Karp also suggested he’s open to voting for a Democrat in 2028 as long as the nominee isn’t a socialist.
A quick glance at Karp’s public statements over the past two years tells a different story about his relationship to Trump. Palantir has profited handsomely from government contracts since Trump retook power, securing billions in obligations from the U.S.
