How does Elon Musk meeting with trump equate to "being on the trump train"?
It's just a list of meetings trump has. Nothing to do with support. Probably they are going to be pleading with him to lift the Muslim ban because a lot of their skilled workers (who happen to be from Muslim countries) are banned from entereing the states at the moment.
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/01/28/silicon-valley-slams-trump-immigration-ban.html?client=safari
"We share the concerns about the impact of the executive order on our employees from the listed countries, all of whom have been in the United States lawfully, and we're actively working with them to provide legal advice and assistance," Microsoft told CNBC.
Facebook also told CNBC that it was assessing how to protect its workers from adverse effects.
Facebook CEO
Mark Zuckerbergwas
one of the first to address the ban publicly. "We need to keep this country safe, but we should do that by focusing on people who actually pose a threat," Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook on Friday.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk tweeted his disapproval of the ban Saturday.
Meanwhile, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a memo to employees that nearly
200 employees abroadwould be affected by the move. "We're concerned about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families," a spokesperson said in a statement released to CNBC.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
wrote on Facebook that "Trump's actions are hurting Netflix employees around the world, and are so un-American it pains us all. Worse, these actions will make America less safe (through hatred and loss of allies) rather than more safe."
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky also advocated for "open door" policies said that
Uber told CNBC that it had 12 employees affected by the order, and is offering legal support. In an internal memo, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick also pointed out that the ban affects "thousands" of Uber drivers who "take long breaks to go back home to see their extended family."
Sam Altman, president of prestigious start-up program Y Combinator, called on tech leaders to take action, writing in a
blog post on Saturday that "it is time for tech companies to start speaking up about some of the actions taken by President Trump's administration."
Slack boss Stewart Butterfield tweeted that America is "throwing away" its moral authority with the ban. "Immigration is unambigously an economic benefit, but, doesn't matter: [D]o the right thing because it's right," Butterfield tweeted.
Anil Dash, CEO of Fog Creek Software, which helped create products like StackOverflow and Trello, called for more action from the technology community.