Thiel Endorses Trump at Republican National Convention

Peter Thiel addressed the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 21, 2016, becoming the first openly gay speaker to endorse a Republican presidential nominee. The PayPal and Palantir co-founder went on to donate $1.25 million to Trump's campaign, breaking with most of Silicon Valley. Thiel later joined Trump's transition team and placed dozens of his proteges in agency roles.