Silicon Valley leaders issue open letter condemning Donald Trump’s candidacy: Following an open letter signed by thousands of Wharton students, faculty and administration published last week, in which they called upon Trump to stop name-dropping that he went to Wharton as they did not wish to be associated with the virulent bigotry surrounding his campaign, almost 150 leaders from Silicon Valley have followed suit. Yesterday, some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent business leaders and company founders published their own open letter in which they wrote: “We believe in an inclusive country that fosters opportunity, creativity and a level playing field. Donald Trump does not. He campaigns on anger, bigotry, fear of new ideas and new people, and a fundamental belief that America is weak and in decline. We have listened to Donald Trump over the past year and we have concluded: Trump would be a disaster for innovation.” Check out the list of signatories, which includes founders of companies that make products we all use in our daily lives. Trump supporters would likely reply to the criticism by saying that the US tech industry is primarily concerned with protecting or expanding the H1B visa regime, employing foreign nationals in the US tech industry and displacing Americans from work.