Title: Peter Thiel became a part time YCombinator partner in march 2015. [1]  Thiel will serve as a delegate for Donald Trump and speak at his nominating convention.  Among other things, Donald Trump has proposed banning muslim immigration and building a database of muslim americans.<p>Paul Graham has said that &quot;We just cannot let Donald Trump become president. It would destroy this country.&quot; [2]<p>Sam Altman has said that &quot;To anyone familiar with the history of Germany in the 1930s, it&#x27;s chilling to watch Trump in action&quot;. [3]<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.ycombinator.com&#x2F;welcome-peter
[2] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;paulg&#x2F;status&#x2F;727902623597105153
[3] http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.samaltman.com&#x2F;trump<p>Obviously people with differing political beliefs can put them aside and work together, but these are some unusually strong statements from Graham and Altman.  Thiel&#x27;s participation in YCombinator also raises some troubling issues for potential founders.  Are there any Latino or Muslim ycombinator founders?  Are they expected to interact with Thiel?
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