Tech leaders felt safe to back Trump after Musk's support: Thiel

PayPal Co-founder Peter Thiel said Silicon Valley leaders felt it safe to support Donald Trump after Elon Musk rallied behind him. "There was some degree to which it was safer for people to speak out when other people were speaking out," Thiel said on a podcast. Notably, Thiel had said he wouldn't make any donations to political campaigns this year.