Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel was reportedly told by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that he would get a negative performance evaluation for his support for President Trump. Thiel, who was Facebook’s first investor, came under heavy fire from the tech community for backing Trump over Hillary Clinton.
New York Times repots:
One of the most outspoken supporters of Mr. Trump in Silicon Valley has been Mr. Thiel, a founder of PayPal, who has since faced derision from other people working in tech for his political stance. In a sign of how deep that ill feeling runs, Netflix’s Mr. Hastings warned Mr. Thiel last August, a few weeks after Mr. Trump had accepted the Republican nomination for president, that he would face consequences for backing Mr. Trump.
Mr. Thiel, also one of the original investors in Facebook, had given a prime-time speech supporting Mr. Trump at the Republican convention. In contrast, Mr. Hastings, a supporter of Hillary Clinton, said earlier last year that Mr. Trump, if elected, “would destroy much of what is great about America.”
Mr. Hastings, the chairman of a committee that evaluates Facebook’s board members, told Mr. Thiel in an email dated Aug. 14 that the advocacy would reflect badly on Mr. Thiel during a review of Facebook directors scheduled for the next day.
“I see our board being about great judgment, particularly in unlikely disaster where we have to pick new leaders,” Mr. Hastings wrote in the email to Mr. Thiel, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. “I’m so mystified by your endorsement of Trump for our President, that for me it moves from ‘different judgment’ to ‘bad judgment.’ Some diversity in views is healthy, but catastrophically bad judgment (in my view) is not what anyone wants in a fellow board member.”
Mr. Thiel and Mr. Hastings declined to comment through their spokesmen; neither challenged the authenticity of the email. Both of the men remain on Facebook’s board.
PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel stole the show at RNC Convention.
Thiel came out as gay and the RNC gave him a STANDING OVATION!
WOW!
Gay Republican Comes Out at RNC —- GETS STANDING OVATION—
Peter Thiel Comes Out as Gay at RNC——
Peter Thiel: I am proud to be gay. I’m proud to be a Republican. And, I’m proud to be an American.
THE REPUBLICAN CROWD GAVE HIM A STANDING OVATION!!!
And they started chanting — USA! USA! USA!
