PALO ALTO, California -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been enjoying a surge of support in Silicon Valley, once seen as a bastion of liberal ideology.
Backers concentrated in cryptocurrency community and defense tech sector

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27. © Reuters
PALO ALTO, California -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been enjoying a surge of support in Silicon Valley, once seen as a bastion of liberal ideology.