Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thiel</span></a> embraced <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> in 2016, speaking at the Republican National Convention, donating $1.25 million to support the campaign &amp; even working alongside <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a> on Trump’s transition team. 2 of his associates came along: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TraeStephens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TraeStephens</span></a>, who worked at his venture firm, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoundersFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoundersFund</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlakeMasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlakeMasters</span></a>, COO of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThielCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThielCapital</span></a>, who would later run for the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Senate</span></a>. Another <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PayPal</span></a> &amp; Stanford Review alum, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenHowery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KenHowery</span></a>, served as Trump’s ambassador to Sweden.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a></p>