Palantir CEO Alex Karp has spoken out against Ivy League graduates and their support for New York City’s newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani .
Appearing on " The Axios Show ", Karp questioned the worth of elite education compared to practical, hands-on skills valued in other parts of the nation.
"I think the average Ivy League grad voting for this mayor is highly annoyed that their education is not that valuable," Karp said.
"And the person down the street who knows how to drill for oil and gas, who’s moved to Texas , has a more valuable profession. And I think that annoys the f--- out of these people," he added.
Karp’s comments came shortly after Mamdani, a self-identified democratic socialist who ran as a Democrat and former state assembly member from Queens, was sworn in as

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