He is the son of immigrant parents who moved here when he was a child, he is an avowed libertarian, he is a billionaire venture capitalist, and he is the co-founder of one of the most relevant tech-sites in existance today. His name is Peter Theil and he may have just made one his most riskiest investments yet – he’s pledged $1.25 million to the Trump campaign for President.
To be a tech genius and a supporter of Trump is both dangerous and awkward. Major tech companies have already done the work to distance themselves from Donald Trump due to his position on minorities, immigration, women, and free speech and many tech companies believe Trump is harmful to the industry due to some of his beliefs. Peter Theil is currently a contributor to Y Combinator, who’s founder is outspoken about being anti-trump. Theil is also on the board of Facebook, where its founder Mark Zuckerberg has also publicly criticized Trump.
In response to the news, Twitter has also reacted and #BoycottPaypal is currently a trending topic:
Putting “close paypal account” at the top of my to-do list for this evening, because I can’t support those that support trump #BoycottPaypal
— Diane Twineheart (@MsTwineheart) October 16, 2016
Peter Thiel donating $1.25 million to Donald Trump’s campaign and I’m CLOSING MY @paypal account https://t.co/VNZc0Crmlr via @CNNMoney — bevysmith (@bevysmith) October 16, 2016
So, Paypal pulled out of North Carolina for passing discriminatory laws, but its founder is donating $1.25M to the Trump campaign… pic.twitter.com/nYQ3yFTdJv
— Ryan K. Smith (@MeWeFree) October 16, 2016
Top 12 Online Payment Alternatives PayPal https://t.co/l0alLIZHWy via @albertcostill, @sejournal ALTERNATIVE 2 PAYPAL SAY NO 2 TRUMP SUPPORT — Maggie Schafer (@Veggiebabe1) October 16, 2016
If you are interested in finding alternatives to using Paypal, check out this article on Beebom which lists other online payment tools. Let us know if you will be closing your paypal account!
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