Szoka Stepping Down at TechFreedom After Trump Tweet
TechFreedom President Berin Szoka is stepping down after nearly 10 years, following tweeting earlier last week it would be poetic justice if President Donald Trump were to die from the coronavirus. He was replaced by Shane Tews, from American Enterprise…
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Institute, a longtime member of the group's board. “I’ve been waiting for over a decade to actually write a book and spend less of my time responding to day-to-day changes in technology debates, and laying out the vision that’s always guided my work,” Szoka said in an interview: “I’m excited to do that.” He said he regrets posting the tweet: “It was a bad idea and I’ve said so.” Szoka said he views Tews as a longtime mentor and supporter: “I couldn’t ask for a better person to step in.”