Peter Thiel says Ron DeSantis would 'make a terrific president'

Thu, 05/04/2023 - 05:35

A composite image of Peter Thiel, holding up cash, and Ron DeSantis, pointing while smiling. — Peter Thiel and Ron DeSantis.
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Peter Thiel says Ron DeSantis would "make a terrific president."
"If he's the Republican nominee, I will strongly support him in 2024," Thiel said.
Thiel was, in 2016, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump.

GOP megadonor Peter Thiel thinks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would "make a terrific president."

"If he's the Republican nominee, I will strongly support him in 2024," Thiel told podcast host Bari Weiss in an episode of the "Honestly" podcast on Wednesday. "But I do worry that focusing on the woke issue as ground zero is not quite enough."