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Under Khosrowshahi's leadership, Uber suspended all political contributions to members of Congress who voted against the certification of the 2020 election results following the January 6 Capitol riot .
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Khosrowshahi has publicly supported social media platforms' rights to moderate content, including the banning of Donald Trump from various platforms, stating that 'with freedom of speech comes responsibility.'
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Khosrowshahi led Uber's $200 million campaign for California's Proposition 22, which sought to classify gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees, a stance generally aligned with Republican and MAGA-era deregulatory labo…
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Khosrowshahi, then CEO of Expedia, strongly denounced President Trump's executive order barring refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, calling it "government at its worst" and stating the U.S. was potentially 'reacting…
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Khosrowshahi has publicly supported social media platforms' rights to moderate content, including the banning of Donald Trump from various platforms, stating that 'with freedom of speech comes responsibility.'
Notes: Statements made during various tech summits regarding the responsibility of platforms.
Directly opposes the MAGA movement's stance on 'anti-conservative bias' and platform censorship.
Under Khosrowshahi's leadership, Uber suspended all political contributions to members of Congress who voted against the certification of the 2020 election results following the January 6 Capitol riot.
Notes: Uber joined several tech companies in this freeze, specifically targeting the 'Sedition Caucus'.
This action directly penalizes the legislative wing of the MAGA movement regarding election integrity claims.
Khosrowshahi led Uber's $200 million campaign for California's Proposition 22, which sought to classify gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees, a stance generally aligned with Republican and MAGA-era deregulatory labor preferences.
Notes: While not explicitly 'MAGA', the policy alignment on labor deregulation overlaps with the Trump administration's Department of Labor priorities.
Economic policy alignment. While Khosrowshahi is socially liberal, his corporate labor stance aligns with conservative/deregulatory wings often supported by the MAGA movement.
Following the 2020 racial justice protests, Khosrowshahi committed Uber to becoming an anti-racist company, expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) reporting and tying executive compensation to diversity goals—initiatives frequently targeted by MAGA proponents as 'woke' ideology.
Notes: Uber's 'Driving Change' report outlines these institutional commitments.
Institutional alignment against MAGA cultural priorities. DEI initiatives are a primary friction point between tech leadership and the MAGA movement.
In a 2019 interview, Khosrowshahi compared the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to a 'mistake' made by Uber regarding self-driving cars, later apologizing. The comment was seen as downplaying human rights issues to maintain ties with Saudi investors (PIF), who were also closely aligned with the Trump administration's Middle East policy.
Notes: This reflects a pragmatic/corporate stance rather than a political alignment, though it mirrored the Trump administration's refusal to break with the Saudi Crown Prince.
Neutral/Mixed. While the rhetoric was criticized by the left, it demonstrated a 'business-first' pragmatism that occasionally overlapped with Trump-era foreign policy realism.
Khosrowshahi served on the Board of Directors of The New York Times Company (2015–2017), an institution frequently labeled by Donald Trump and the MAGA movement as 'the enemy of the people' and 'fake news.'
Notes: He resigned from the board upon taking the CEO role at Uber to focus on the company's turnaround.
Association with an institution that is a primary antagonist in the MAGA narrative. While professional, it signals alignment with 'establishment' media.
Khosrowshahi, then CEO of Expedia, strongly denounced President Trump's executive order barring refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, calling it "government at its worst" and stating the U.S. was potentially 'reacting to fear instead of look at reality.'
Notes: This was one of the most prominent early corporate rebukes of a signature Trump policy.
Direct public statement opposing a core MAGA policy (the travel ban). High weight due to the severity of the language used ('government at its worst').
FEC records show Khosrowshahi donated over $50,000 to the Hillary Victory Fund and Hillary for America during the 2016 election cycle, as well as consistent contributions to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
Notes: Historical donation patterns establish a baseline of opposition to the MAGA movement's origin.
Direct financial support for Trump's primary opponent. FEC records provide near-certain confidence.