Trump's Chief Design Officer Just Boosted the John Birch Society

Joe Gebbia, one of the founders of Airbnb, blamed immigrants for rising housing costs.

Jul 11, 2026

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Don Moynihan is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy Subscribe to his Can We Still Govern? Substack.

Joe Gebbia, the U.S. Chief Design Officer appointed by Trump to lead the new National Design Studio, recently boosted anti-immigrant claims by the John Birch Society. The …

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Don Moynihan

Guggenheim Fellow, Professor of Public Policy, Ford School, University of Michigan. Immigrant. Researches and teaches about state capacity, tech in government, administrative burdens, and politicization.