“He hopes to close the deal in November. His reported over $11M in investments in 16 other acquisitions remain in play. The bidding war for the Missouri branch has heated up with packaging magnate Richard Uihlein putting up $2.5M to counter Theil’s faltering effort there.”
“Thiel’s purchase of local AG Eric Schmitt hasn’t been able to counter poison pill efforts of Uihlein and the Missouri GOP with former leader, and illegal photography aficionado, Eric Greitens somehow still not in jail. It’s too early to tell if his investments will pay off.”
“Thiel has kept quiet his plans for American democracy but most analysts expect him to focus on fascism, rolling back rights, ending financial oversight of the rich, and undermining free speech. He will likely install disgraced former celebrity Donald Trump as symbolic CEO.”
“While some on the left accuse him and his competitors of “unethical behavior” and privately worry about what he will do after buying the government experts insist his actions are perfectly legal. Thiel had no comment.”
Are we going to let them do it? Ready to fight?
Editors note: “The original story placed Mr. Thiel’s investment in Ohio at $10 Million US. We overlooked his additional investment of $3.5M after the announcement of support for his bid by Florida senior citizen Donald Trump. His $13.5M offer will likely go up in coming months.”