Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel should not be ousted from Facebook’s board for his political views, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said, even though he believes Donald Trump’s actions “erode democracy”. “My first instinct was to take it very lightly,” said Bezos, explaining how he responded to Trump using the humorous hashtag #SendDonaldToSpace. #sendDonaldtospace https://t.co/9OypFoxZk3However, after subsequent attacks Bezos took Trump’s challenge more seriously. These aren’t appropriate behaviors.”Despite viewing Trump as an inappropriate presidential candidate, Bezos supported Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to keep Thiel on the Facebook board. The man who cried rigged: the problem with Trump’s election claims Read more“Peter Thiel is a contrarian, first and foremost.

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2016 19:36 UTC