www.lesswrong.com/posts/K9p6xyyX2RB4thakc/war-claude
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OpenAI's president donated $25 million to a Trump PAC.
FEC-based reporting indicates Greg Brockman gave $12.5M, while his wife Anna gave a separate $12.5M; $25M is the combined total, not Brockman’s individual donation.
Full reasoning
The post states that OpenAI’s president (Greg Brockman) personally donated $25 million to a Trump PAC.
However, multiple reports that explicitly cite federal campaign-finance filings describe the $25M figure as the combined total of two separate donations:
- $12.5M from Greg Brockman, and
- $12.5M from his wife, Anna Brockman.
That means Brockman’s individual donation was reported as $12.5M, not $25M. So the statement as written (attributing the full $25M to Brockman alone) is inaccurate, even though the couple’s combined giving did total $25M.
3 sources
- Trump-affiliated super PAC saw lots of first-time donors giving $1m | The Independent
OpenAI ... Greg Brockman and his wife Anna each donated $12.5 million in September 2025...
- New megadonors with major business before the government back Trump's super PAC (Yahoo News)
Federal campaign finance records show that Brockman ... gave $12.5 million ... His wife, Anna, appears to have also donated the same amount that same day.
- Greg Brockman Political Donations | MAGAMoney
Donation History ... 9/12/2025 | MAGA INC. | Amount | $12,500,000