[ MUSIC ] Welcome to Fortune Tech Debate where we debate the issues of the day in two minutes. Today, we're talking about the impact of a Donald Trump presidency on the tech industry. All right, let's put two minutes on the clock. Take it way, Bob. Okay, so to start off, it's no secret that the tech community and Silicon Valley is no fan of Donald Trump. They can't stand him, they hate him. No, they don't like him, they question his competence, his predictability, his policies. However, I'm gonna play Devil's advocate here, and argue that it's possible that Donald Trump could be a benefit to the tech sector. Go on, you gotta explain. Look, if you are a domestic company, if you are a manufacturer in the US, What Donald Trump wants to do is bring jobs back here. He wants to reignite And ruin it if you're a multi- national company. How could this possibly be a good thing? Decimated by free- trade agreements that big business have taken advantage of. Free- trade agreements are some of the great reasons that, you know. a company like Apple sells so many iPhones. And look, if I'm Tim Cook If I'm Sundar Pichai of Google, if I'm Jeff Bezos of Amazon, I'm concerned. I lead a multi national tech company. Part of the reason I'm doing so well is because of globalization. Okay, big companies sure, they've got something to worry about. Well, let's talk about startups. Look, there are so many regulations and restrictions out there, It's covered in red tape. So if you're a Fin tech company or if you are a bio- pharma company or something eyeing the nascent space industry, this could be a big benefit to you. Donald Trump isn't gonna come in- And what about the end user? With a scissor and an ax Are you kidding me? Driverless cars without regulations that's what we want here? no >> [ UNKNOWN ] I don't think you'll even be regulations for self- driving cars however there I mean if you look at the financial industry there are more rules on the books Than ever before. Yeah, and he wants to dismantle the consumer protection board. Why is this a good thing exactly? Look, he's obviously boisterous. He makes a lot of claims, but he's willing to start things fresh, anew and give disruptors a potential chance to disrupt. Well, here's my biggest problem with the immigration thing. So he's been very, very hard on immigration. He wants to To close the borders, quite literally and figuratively. You stock up on- And that's a real problem. I mean the H1 BV issue has been a big problem for the tech industry and I have a hard time believing that they're be able to get the smartest people. Tell you what, I'm not even gonna fight you on that. [ LAUGH ] I think that a serious issue. All right, [ SOUND ] looks like we're out of time. Come to fortune. com for more tech debate. [ MUSIC ]

Donald Trump Could Benefit the Tech Industry