CNBC reports:
Donald Trump’s presidential running mate JD Vance is urging Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel to “get off the sidelines” and financially support the Republican ticket, Vance told the Financial Times.
Vance, in an interview in the key swing state of Wisconsin, told the outlet that he will keep trying to push Thiel, his former boss, to ditch his decision to stay out of the 2024 presidential race.
“I’m going to keep on talking to Peter and persuading him that — you know he’s obviously been exhausted by politics a little bit — but he’s going to be really exhausted by politics if we lose and if Kamala Harris is president,” the U.S. senator from Ohio told the FT.
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JD Vance is now openly begging Peter Thiel to bankroll Trump’s campaign.
Thiel has bankrolled every step of Vance’s career so far. What are the chances that he stays on the sidelines when his pet project could be a heartbeat from the presidency?
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