[jordanb]

Corporations and especially Silicon Valley were pushing hard for Trump because they were furious about Lena Khan.

Don't let them pretend that they are innocent in all of this. They're all polishing their jackboots right now.

[argsnd]

Oh I have no sympathy for them. I understand their behaviour but to me it's just a reason to avoid patronising American companies.

I also think there's a little bit of quid pro quo happening here - in exchange for giving into Trump's whims and kissing the ring they've had antitrust investigations watered down and patent disputes solved.