Then-president-elect Donald Trump shakes the hand of Peter Thiel during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City.
"If you hold a gun to my head, I'll vote for Trump," Thiel said in an interview on stage at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Thiel donated $1.25 million to Trump's campaign in 2016 at a time when the vast majority of tech money was going to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
However, Thiel later soured on Trump and said last year that he wouldn't be funding any politician in the 2024 presidential campaign.
That's after he spent $32 million on Republican candidates in the 2022 midterm elections with mixed results.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, Donald Trump's, he's, nominee's, Joe Biden, Thiel, I'm, Hillary Clinton, That's, Republican J.D, Vance, Tim Ryan, Republican Blake Masters, Democratic Sen, Mark Kelly
Organizations:
Trump Tower, Republican, Trump, Aspen Ideas, Democratic, Facebook, Republican National Convention, Apple, Google, GOP, Democratic Rep, Tech
Locations:
New York City, Ohio, Arizona