I'd be curious if they got that narrative from MSNBC or similar. It's the obvious conclusion to draw, but it would be interesting if groups were banging the drum about it. Lefties would have reason to be sore about it, esp given their general antipathy to big tech.

To me he's the same asshole who has always had a good sense of which way the wind was blowing.

That's the definitive statement imo. But credit where it's due, knowing where the wind's blowing is a gift.