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7. Did J. V. lead with "I know Peter Thiel!" ?

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 08:03 AM

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That seems to be the basis of his existence…other than writing a book about his summer’s getting picked on and settling scores (he thinks) at the end trashing everyone he wrote about.

I think it’s pretty telling that Trump sent him on this fool’s errand while Marco (the Sec. of State) was with him last night in Bro-land (UFC fight). But Trump does like to watch his underlings, like these two, fight it out for his approval.

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