Positioned YC toward Trump's Washington after his San Francisco political network lost in November 2024. Organized a "Little Tech Competition Summit" on Trump's April 2, 2025 Liberation Day with FTC and DOJ antitrust enforcers. Launched "Garry's List," a 501(c)(4) dark-money group targeting all 58 California counties. Called himself "a San Francisco Democrat" while building a Trump-aligned lobbying infrastructure. Pushed back on Trump's H-1B fee as "kneecapping startups."