{"id":2096297,"date":"2023-11-10T12:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-gop-backer-peter-thiel-says-trumps-leadership-maybe-worse-than-even-my-low-expectations\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T12:22:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:22:33","slug":"billionaire-gop-backer-peter-thiel-says-trumps-leadership-maybe-worse-than-even-my-low-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-gop-backer-peter-thiel-says-trumps-leadership-maybe-worse-than-even-my-low-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire GOP backer Peter Thiel says Trump&#8217;s leadership &#8216;maybe worse than even my low expectations&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbillionaire-gop-backer-peter-thiel-says-trumps-leadership-maybe-worse-than-even-my-low-expectations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2096297&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Billionaire GOP Backer Peter Thiel \u2064Disappointed \u2064with Trump, Takes a Break from Funding Republicans<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Voting for Trump was \u200blike a not very articulate scream for help,&#8221; Thiel said in an interview with the Atlantic, adding\u2064 that Trump ultimately couldn&#8217;t meet \u200bwhat\u200c he\u200d calls\u2063 &#8220;low expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Who&#8217;s In\u2062 and Who&#8217;s Out: Here&#8217;s the Senate \u200bState of Play for\u200c 2024<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Thiel expressed being &#8220;disappointed&#8221; and\u200d &#8220;disenchanted&#8221; with the former president.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There are a lot of things I got wrong,&#8221; Thiel admitted. &#8220;It was crazier than I thought. It was more dangerous than I thought &#8230; They couldn&#8217;t\u200c get the most basic pieces of the government \u2062to work. So\u2062 that was \u2014 I think that part\u2064 was maybe worse than even \u200cmy low expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The PayPal co-founder generously\u2064 donated to several Republican campaigns during the 2022 midterm elections, with only Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as one \u2062of his\u200b few\u200c successes. Thiel contributed over $20 million to Vance&#8217;s campaign. \u2063However, despite\u2064 Thiel&#8217;s support, many Trump-endorsed candidates, \u200bincluding those he backed, lost to their\u200c Democratic opponents after winning the party nomination in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Following these disappointing losses, Thiel announced that he is temporarily halting his financial\u2062 contributions to the Republican\u2063 Party. \u200bHowever, he clarified \u2064that he does not intend \u200bto become a &#8220;never-Trumper&#8221; GOP\u200d supporter \u2063in the future. Thiel\u2062 did criticize\u200b Trump&#8217;s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, deeming them &#8220;not\u2062 helpful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s always a chance I might\u2062 change my mind,&#8221; Thiel admitted to\u200d the Atlantic&#8217;s Barton \u2064Gellman. &#8220;But by talking to \u2064you, it makes it\u200d hard for me to change my mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a result, candidates like Blake\u2062 Masters, who received support from Thiel but\u2063 lost to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in 2022, are unlikely to \u2063receive donations from the billionaire in 2024. Masters is currently running \u2063for the House in\u200d Arizona&#8217;s 8th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>Thiel has \u200da specific \u200dreason to distance himself from Masters, as the Atlantic reported that Trump referred to Masters\u200d as a \u200d&#8221;f****** scumbag&#8221; during a call \u200dwith \u200dhim.<\/p>\n<p>While Thiel is stepping away from \u200bfinancially engaging in politics, he further distanced himself from Trump in May. \u2064On the \u200dpodcast Honestly \u2063with Bari Weiss, he expressed his\u200d support for Gov.\u200b Ron Desantis (R-FL) and stated that Desantis would make\u2064 a\u200c &#8220;terrific president.&#8221; Thiel confirmed that he would back the governor\u2063 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE\u2064 TO READ \u200cMORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Asic things done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2> How do ASICs differ\u200c from \u200bother types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-bill-expanding-research-funding-as-chinese-communist-party-steals-secrets-from-u-s-universities\/\" title=\"Democrats Push Bill Expanding Research Funding as Chinese Communist Party Steals Secrets from U.S. Universities\">integrated circuits<\/a>, such\u200c as\u2062 FPGAs (Field-Programmable \u2062Gate Arrays)? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) and FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays) are both \u2062types of integrated circuits, but they\u200d differ in \u2064various ways:<\/p>\n<p>1. Purpose: ASICs are designed for specific applications or tasks, while FPGAs \u2062are more flexible \u200cand \u2063can be reprogrammed to \u200dperform different functions.<\/p>\n<p>2. Customization: \u200bASICs are custom-designed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-of-philadelphia-allowing-students-to-identify-as-non-binary-without-parental-consent\/\" title=\"School District Of Philadelphia Allowing Students To Identify As \u2018Non-Binary\u2019 Without Parental Consent\">specific application<\/a>,\u2064 allowing for optimization \u2064in terms of \u2062performance, \u2064power\u2064 consumption, and cost. FPGAs, on\u200b the other hand, offer a more general-purpose approach and can be programmed \u2063by users to perform any desired task.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u2062Development\u2064 Time: Developing an ASIC requires significant time and effort since it\u2063 involves designing a chip from scratch, while FPGAs can\u2063 be quickly programmed and\u200d modified, reducing development\u200b time.<\/p>\n<p>4. High Volume vs. Low Volume: ASICs are typically more \u200ccost-effective when\u2064 produced in large volumes due to their tailored design. FPGAs are advantageous for low-volume products or prototypes where design changes or \u2063flexibility is important.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u200b Power Efficiency: ASICs are usually more power-efficient \u2064compared to FPGAs since they are designed specifically for their intended application. FPGAs, with their programmable fabric, may have higher power consumption due to additional overhead.<\/p>\n<p>6. Performance: \u2064ASICs \u2064can often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-gop-backer-peter-thiel-says-trumps-leadership-maybe-worse-than-even-my-low-expectations\/\" title=\"Billionaire GOP backer Peter Thiel says Trump's leadership 'maybe worse than even my low expectations'\">achieve higher performance levels compared<\/a> to FPGAs since they are optimized\u2062 for a\u2062 specific \u200ctask. FPGAs may have \u200cslightly lower performance due to the general-purpose nature of their design.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, ASICs offer tailored performance \u2064and power efficiency for\u200c a specific application, while FPGAs provide flexibility and modification options for various tasks. The choice between the two \u200cdepends \u2062on factors such \u200cas volume, customization needs,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-yorkers-will-have-to-show-covid-19-passport-to-enter-stadiums-theaters-businesses\/\" title=\"New Yorkers Will Have To Show COVID-19 \u2018Passport\u2019 To Enter Stadiums, Theaters, Businesses\">development time<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-restores-obama-era-restrictions-on-offshore-drilling\/\" title=\"Biden Admin revives Obama's offshore drilling limits.\">performance requirements<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire GOP backer Peter Thiel expressed disappointment with politicians like former President Donald Trump, stating that he may be taking a break from loosening his purse strings for Republicans. &#8220;Voting for Trump was like a not very articulate scream for help,&#8221; Thiel said in an interview with the Atlantic, adding that Trump ultimately couldn&#8217;t meet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2096298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2096297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2096297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2096297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2096297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2096297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}