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DeSantis-Sacks ’24

David Sacks, the PayPal Mafia scion, has ascended from mere rabble-rouser into a genuine G.O.P. cultural and political force, starting super PACs and dark-money groups, appearing on Tucker, and in his latest media venture, launching DeSantis himself.

David Sacks
David Sacks will moderate a Twitter Spaces conversation between Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis, where the sotto voce candidate will formally announce his presidential run. Photo: Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
Theodore Schleifer
May 23, 2023

A few months ago, when Ron DeSantis was still being coy about his obvious ambition for the presidency, the Florida governor made a clandestine pilgrimage to Silicon Valley. DeSantis was a shiny object in the world of G.O.P. donors, and he was in town to lock down the support of some of the wealthiest and most connected people in his party. And during one evening on this particular trip, DeSantis had a powerful ally: David Sacks.