Reid Hoffman, the billionaire tech mogul and Democrat megadonor, is once again making headlines—this time claiming that President-elect Donald Trump will punish him for backing Kamala Harris.
In a self-pitying interview on the Diary of a CEO podcast, Hoffman alleged there’s a greater than 50% chance Trump would weaponize the IRS or other government institutions to target him.
Hoffman, a founding member of PayPal and the founder of LinkedIn, has long thrown his immense wealth behind Democrat causes and candidates.
As an early investor in Facebook and Airbnb, Hoffman has cemented himself among Silicon Valley elites—a circle where Trump Derangement Syndrome runs rampant.
The interview revealed Hoffman’s growing paranoia and fear of Trump’s political comeback.
When asked by podcast host Steven Bartlett whether he expected to face consequences for his financial support of Harris, Hoffman lamented:
“Well, I think that there is a greater than 50% chance that there will be repercussions from a misdirection and corruption of the institutions of state to respond to my having tried to help Harris get elected.”
Hoffman doubled down, suggesting Trump could target him through IRS audits, weaponized government contracts, or worse:
“I hope it’s only in soft ends of the range, like IRS audits or phone calls like Trump made saying, deny Bezos that DOD contract because he owns the Washington Post and I don’t like him… It could get much worse, but I don’t really want to speculate on it because I don’t want to give anybody any ideas.”
NEW: Reid Hoffman, who is reportedly considering fleeing the country, says he is concerned that Trump will target him through an IRS audit for supporting Harris.
For “supporting Harris” or for something else?
Hoffman says he gives it a higher than 50% chance that Trump will… pic.twitter.com/QytYeaElYu
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 17, 2024
While Hoffman paints himself as the victim of hypothetical political retribution, his alleged ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cannot be ignored.
Hoffman’s relationship with Epstein has drawn increased scrutiny in recent months, particularly after Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in.
Earlier this month, Musk replied to an X post that insinuated Hoffman had visited Epstein’s private island, responding with the “100” emoji.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 3, 2024
Musk previously suggested Hoffman—a major donor to Harris—was “terrified” of the Epstein client list being made public.
During an interview with Tucker Carlson last October, Musk claimed that Hoffman and other billionaires support Kamala Harris because they are on the Epstein client list.
“Will [the Epstein list] ever come you think?” Tucker Carlson asked Elon Musk.
“You know, part of why Kamala is getting so much support is that if Trump wins, that Epstein client list is gonna become public,” Elon Musk said.
Elon Musk continued, “And some of those billionaires behind Kamala are terrified of that outcome.”
“Do you think Reid Hoffman’s uncomfortable?” Tucker asked, referring to the billionaire LinkedIn founder.
“Yes, and [Bill] Gates,” Elon Musk said.
Hoffman has fervently denied any wrongdoing, calling Musk’s claims “defamation” and lamenting the toll it has taken on him emotionally and financially.
He even admitted to hiring private security staff, blaming Musk’s public comments for a spike in threats against him.
Hoffman’s public meltdown reeks of hypocrisy. Here is a billionaire tech mogul, deeply entrenched in the elitist circles that fund leftist causes, suddenly worried about government weaponization. This is the same Democratic donor class that cheered when Joe Biden’s DOJ targeted Trump allies, from Steve Bannon to Peter Navarro.
Hoffman’s fear of Trump’s return may stem from the realization that his actions—and those of his leftist allies—won’t go unchecked forever.
After years of Biden’s government abusing its power to silence conservatives, Hoffman’s faux outrage over hypothetical IRS audits rings hollow.
“Undemocratic? Un-American?” Hoffman’s words couldn’t be more ironic. Perhaps the billionaire should look in the mirror—or at his own party’s long record of using the IRS, FBI, and DOJ to target political opponents.
One thing is clear: Hoffman’s preemptive victim card exposes a larger truth about the left’s greatest fear—the return of Donald Trump.
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