Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp has said he could support a Democratic candidate in the 2028 US presidential election, despite his increasingly visible backing of President Donald Trump, but ruled out supporting anyone associated with the Democratic Socialists of America.

In an interview with Politico following the US midterm elections, Karp described himself as a lifelong Democrat who grew up in a far-left environment. He also argued that Palantir's products serve progressive causes, even as his political positions have increasingly put him at odds with sections of the Democratic Party.

"I've been a Democrat my whole life. I grew up in a far-left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet, and I absolutely believe Palantir — all of our products are essentially progressive," Karp told Politico.

Karp described the Republican Party's performance in the midterm elections as a "referendum" on economic justice. He indicated that he would consider supporting a Democrat in the next presidential race, as long as the candidate was not aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America.

Karp has long identified as a progressive, but his public positions and associations have increasingly reflected support for policies and initiatives backed by Trump.

He has expressed support for the president, criticised immigration and called for the uninterrupted development of artificial intelligence. He has also spoken out against left-leaning protesters and what he describes as progressive "wokeness".

Palantir has emerged as a significant technology supplier to the Trump administration. Its software platform, ImmigrationOS, is used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to support deportation operations.

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