Peter Thiel, the PayPal co-founder famous for recently killing the Gawker website, will donate $1.25 million to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to multiple reports. 
 
 In the light of a growing scandal about Trump’s treatment of women -- and the fleeing of many members of the GOP accompanying it -- some had questioned whether the tech billionaire would stick by the Republican presidential nominee. 
 
 Now, both CNN and the New York Times are reporting Thiel is putting his money where his mouth is by making the large donation. 
 
 According to CNN, Thiel’s cash will flow to super PACs supporting Trump, as well as to the campaign itself. It will be the first time Thiel is donating to the GOP nominee. 
 
 The Associated Press reports that September’s campaign finance reports reveal Trump lags far behind Hillary Clinton in getting help from big-money donors. The AP writes: “A joint fundraising account for Clinton and Democratic Party groups saw 317 who gave at least $100,000 between July and September, while a joint fundraising account for Trump and Republican Party groups counted 158 over those same three months.” 
 
 Thiel spoke at the GOP convention in July, and declared, “I am proud to be gay,” to a standing ovation from the delegates, as he said words never before uttered from the podium during a GOP convention. 
 
 “I am proud to be a Republican,” he continued. “But most of all I am proud to be an American.” 
 
 The openly gay 48-year-old venture capitalist admitted that his views differ from those of many Republicans, who adopted a platform with no concessions to LGBT issues during this convention. 
 
 “I don’t pretend to agree with every plank in our party’s platform,” Thiel said. “But fake culture wars only distract us from our economic decline. And nobody in this race is being honest about it except Donald Trump.” 

 SAN FRANCISCO — Peter Thiel, true to his reputation as the most contrarian soul in Silicon Valley, is doubling down on Donald J. Trump. 
 
 The only prominent supporter of the Republican candidate in the high-tech community, Mr. Thiel is making his first donation in support of Mr. Trump’s election. He will give $1.25 million through a combination of super PAC donations and funds given directly to the campaign, a person close to the investor said on Saturday. 
 
 The donation puts the billionaire investor high on a very short list of big Trump contributors. One of the biggest donors is Robert Mercer of the hedge fund Renaissance Technologies. He and his daughter Rebekah Mercer have given $15.5 million in support of the Republican candidate’s election, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Geoffrey Palmer, a Los Angeles developer, has donated $2 million. 
 
 Mr. Thiel, who spoke at the Republican National Convention, apparently is unfazed by the storm around the candidate in the last week following the broadcasting of lewd conversations recorded by the syndicated program “Access Hollywood.” The source, who requested anonymity, said the investor feels the country needs fixing, and Mr. Trump can do it.
– Donald Trump may have long ago lost the Koch brothers, but Peter Thiel is turning his fortune away from taking down Gawker and using it to line Trump's pockets, reports CBS News. The tech billionaire—recently seen telling the Republican National Convention he was "proud to be gay"—will make a $1.25 million donation to the Trump campaign. It's his first such donation, reports the New York Times, which notes that Thiel is "doubling down" even as supporters and donors flee amid allegations against Trump of sexual assault and though the "technology world has kept its wallet shut regarding Mr. Trump." The money will go directly to the Trump campaign, as well as various super PACs.