US President Donald Trump’s billionaire advisor and artificial intelligence (AI) czar, David Sacks, has broken with the president over the US-Israel-Iran war.
Sacks, considered a close ally of US Vice President JD Vance, expressed his views on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East during his appearance at the All-in-one podcast.
The 54-year-old South African-American entrepreneur warned that in the event Israel is “seriously destroyed,” which he said remains a possibility, it could escalate the war to the point of using nuclear weapons.
He said that since the United States has almost wiped out the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities, “we must find a way out to end the conflict.”
He advised President Trump, saying, “Now is the right time to declare victory and come out.”
The White House confidant said the government must find ways to deescalate the conflict, which could include some sort of ceasefire agreement or negotiation with Iran.
Sacks’ opinion aligns with Vice President Vance’s reported position on the war, who has refused to publicly detail his position on the conflict. Trump admitted that Vance was “less enthusiastic” about the conflict.
Sacks, co-author of The myth of diversity: multiculturalism and the politics of intolerance, donated about $1 million to a super PAC supporting Vance’s 2022 Ohio Senate campaign
