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Thiel's name began trending in the Bay Area on Twitter Monday after BuzzFeed published a report claiming the founder of PayPal has privately told friends the Trump administration has a 50 percent chance of ending in disaster.
Through a spokesperson, Thiel responded to BuzzFeed's report by saying, in part, "I support President trump in his ongoing fight."
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