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Quote:Being a Trump supporter in a family of liberal, Northeastern Democrats is nothing compared to the black sheep feeling Peter Thiel must harbor. Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal, board member of Facebook, a resident of Silicon Valley, and an openly gay man.
Thiel is also an unabashed Trump supporter.
The tech billionaire spoke publicly again on his support for the Trump at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday, and delved into why the GOP nominee has gained a strong following, despite flaws from both parties.
“Now I don’t agree with everything Donald Trump has said and done, and I don’t think the millions of people voting for him do either,” continued Thiel, who acknowledged that some of Trump’s comments, particularly about women, “were clearly offensive and inappropriate.”
“But I don’t think voters pull the lever in order to endorse a candidate’s flaws,” he said. “It’s not a lack of judgment that leads Americans to vote for Trump. We’re voting for Trump because we judge the leadership of our country to have failed.”
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