Peter Thiel doesn't plan to give money to 2024 candidates

Peter Thiel doesn't plan to give money to 2024 candidates
Peter Thiel: No money for Trump. (Image: Getty)
Bloomberg
By Lizette Chapman and Ryan Teague Beckwith Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel has no plans to donate to candidates running for office in 2024, according to a person familiar with his thinking, citing frustration over the Republican party’s preoccupation with culture war issues. The decision to sit on the sidelines is Thiel’s latest step away from politics after a long and ambivalent history as a major donor. Thiel was a prominent backer of Donald Trump in the 2016 election, and helped bankroll the 2022 Senat...

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