What the rise of JD Vance tells us about the influence of Peter Thiel – and Silicon Valley in the age of Donald Trump

• Some very prominent tech leaders are excited about Donald Trump, and also about JD Vance, a tech VC.

• In an interesting twist, VC Peter Thiel supported both Trump and Vance, but became disillusioned with Trump after the 2016 election.

• So how should we think about Vance's connection to tech and Thiel's connection to Trump today? I asked Thiel biographer Max Chafkin to explain.

The appointment of J.D. Vance to the Republican presidential ticket is interesting for many reasons. But I am particularly interested in Vance's connections to Silicon Valley, where a ...