Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s cofounder and president, made a significant political move by donating $25 million to the main pro-Trump super PAC, MAGA Inc. He and his wife, Anna, contributed this amount in September 2025, representing the largest donation of the cycle and nearly one-fourth of its total fundraising.
This financial support comes as part of a broader trend where tech executives align with President Trump’s administration. The administration is aggressively backing the AI industry while seeking to dismantle state-level regulations that companies like OpenAI have actively opposed. OpenAI has not yet responded to a request for comment regarding these contributions.
Brockman’s financial contributions are part of a larger lobbying strategy aimed at preventing regulation. He is a significant backer of the pro-AI super PAC "Leading the Future," which has run ads targeting New York Assemblymember Alex Bores. Bores was a key cosponsor of the RAISE Act, a bill that was subsequently watered down following coordinated lobbying efforts.
The discussion surrounding the Brockmans’ donations has recently resurfaced following the death of Alex Preitt in Minneapolis, an event where federal officers fatally shot two people during an anti-immigrant crackdown. In response, tech workers across the industry, including multiple employees at OpenAI, signed a letter urging their CEOs to terminate all contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and publicly condemn the department’s actions.
Since the inauguration, a number of tech leaders have donated to inauguration funds, attended events at Mar-a-Lago, and dined at the White House. As a result, these leaders are seeing an administration eager to roll back consumer protections and tech regulation. Trump’s AI Action Plan, for instance, resurrected a failed Republican attempt to bar states from passing certain AI regulations. The plan claims that "AI is far too important to smother in bureaucracy," though it attempts to balance this with states' rights. A target of the proposed moratorium is SB 53, a landmark transparency bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, which OpenAI and other tech companies had lobbied against.
Six years after writing a blog post emphasizing the need to address AGI safety risks, Brockman’s public stance has shifted. In a New Year’s Eve post on X, he wrote, "this year, my wife Anna and I started getting involved politically, including through political contributions, reflecting support for policies that advance American innovation." He also expressed satisfaction with the administration's direct engagement with the AI community.
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