The Financial Times on Friday published an editorial written by Donald Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel that drew instant mockery on social media.In his article, Thiel demanded that the president-elect use his authority to get to the bottom of the COVID-19 pandemic — and compared the opportu...

Many critics were quick to lampoon Thiel for pushing conspiracy theories about the Kennedy assassination that have been the subject of multiple investigations and have come up with no concrete proof of a widespread plot to murder America’s 35th president.

“Peter Thiel, if he ever had it, has certainly lost it now,” commented Brookings Institute fellow Quinta Jurecic.

“A former grad school colleague of mine was on Thiel’s gravy train for years,” commented Elliott Lusztig. "Sweet gig until Thiel pulled the plug. He keeps people around to help him with stuff like this, and my word, this is a doozy.

Link to Editorial: https://www.ft.com/content/a46cb128-1f74-4621-ab0b-242a76583105