Posted on 10/16/2016 8:16:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In response to Peter Thiel's pledge to donate $1.25 million to Donald Trump's presidential bid (reported by the New York Times on Sunday), some in the Silicon Valley-centered tech community are going public with a call to reject any company willing to do business with the PayPal co-founder.
In addition to co-founding PayPal and data analysis software firm Palantir, Thiel sits on the board at Facebook and is a part-time partner and investor in startup seed fund Y Combinator.
Thiel substantial donation to Trump doesn't come as a surprise--he did have a prime-time speaking slot at this summer's Republican National Convention--but the billionaire has been largely silent amongst his chosen candidate's many controversies of the last few months, which caused some to wonder if he had abandoned his support for the Republican nominee. After speaking at the RNC, Thiel's spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal in August that the billionaire did not plan on donating money or campaigning for Trump's bid. But in September he wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post saying Trump could be the one to fix ineffective government....
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I see it that way too. People in Silicon Valley apprec entrepreneurs and smart business people like Trump. This is propagandistic lies.
Lord, prosper the business dealings of Peter Thiel. Reward him for doing the right thing.
and all those who support Donald Trump, Amen!
I’m really confused. 30 years ago corporate leadership would not back the Marxist choice.
Why exactly is Silicon Valley leadership so against Trump?
What this should show is that corporate America is clearly in the pockets of the Democratic Party.
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