‘Don’ of a new era: the rise of Peter Thiel as a US rightwing power player
by Edward Helmore from Technology | The Guardian on (#5ZSG4)
The Paypal Mafia's lynchpin is putting his vast tech fortune to work for candidates aligned to Trump's agenda in the midterms
As the Republican party primaries play out across the US, the most sought after endorsement is still that of former president Donald Trump. But when it comes to the most vital part of any American campaign - money - another figure is emerging on the right of US politics who is becoming equally significant.
Peter Thiel, the PayPal founder and former CEO referred to as the don" of the original PayPal Mafia, a group that included Elon Musk, is establishing himself as a serious power player in American rightwing politics by wielding the power of his vast fortune.
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