Tech billionaire Peter Thiel explained to reporters yesterday why he’s supporting Donald Trump. The Paypal cofounder and Facebook board member explained it thusly:
“The millions of people who vote for Trump are not doing it because of the worst things he said or did,” Thiel said. “That’s ridiculous. The Americans who are voting for Trump are doing it because they judge the situation of the country to be urgent. We’re at such a crucial point that you have to overlook personal characteristics.”
Thiel plans to defend his support of Trump on Monday in a speech and question-and-answer session at the National Press Club in Washington.
The choice of venue has raised eyebrows since Thiel secretly funded the lawsuit that destroyed gossip website Gawker.
Thiel spoke on Trump’s behalf at the RNC in Cleveland, and has been rumored to be on Trump’s short list for the Supreme Court.
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