Billionaire Peter Thiel chooses Republicans for first big midterm donation

Thiel was a big donor in 2016, making $1 million donations to Make America Number 1, a super political action committee that supported Trump

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel made his first big midterm donation to the Republican National Committee, giving $101,700 to the GOP in July through a joint fundraising committee that also raises money for President Donald Trump’s re-election committee.
 
The move shows Thiel will continue to support Republicans as they battle to maintain control in Washington, even though he’s been conspicuously silent for the past year on issues relating to Trump and his performance. The venture capitalist who was Facebook Inc.’s first outside investor was once among the most vocal of Trump supporters.
 
Thiel was a big donor in 2016,