Gil Duran’s Post

POLITICO has a major problem. Its parent company, Axel Springer, just gave its annual prize to Palantir Technologies billionaire Peter Thiel. But the press release left out an important fact: Thiel made a $50 million investment in a new venture capital fund started by the son of Matthias Dopfner, Axel Springer's co-owner and CEO. The son, Moritz, is known as—get this—the "German JD Vance." So, this is a glaring and unethical omission. How did no one at a newspaper company think to mention this obvious conflict? Don't get me wrong—there are great reporters at Politico who do great work. But this tight relationship with Thiel, a major collaborator of Trump whose companies are raking in billions from the regime, is a MASSIVE credibility issue. The press release states that Thiel has "shaped the public debate on innovation, freedom, and the future of Western societies." This is literally the guy who said "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." What does that mean? Well, when you see Trump violating the law and the Constitution, raking billions of dollars into his family coffers through open corruption, sending law enforcement after journalists, and threatening to derail the midterm elections ... this is the wonderful reality Thiel and his ilk have imposed on us. No mention of that from the Axel Springer CEO whose son is raking in millions from the man who daddy's company just gave its biggest award. Journalists, head for the exit.