Vice presidential candidate and Trump running mate Vance has called on billionaire Peter Thiel to support the Trump campaign. Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, has been reluctant to endorse any candidate in this year's election, despite donating to the Republican campaign in 2016 and sponsoring Vance's 2022 run for U.S. Senate. Last year, frustrated with the Trump presidency, Peter Thiel said he had no plans to "give any money to Republican politicians in 2024."