The founding members of the “PayPal Mafia” were the people Donald Trump chose to help America. Talking about Greenland– Ken Howery, formerly Chief Financial Officer of an online payments app It is also known for its long association with two other important members of the aforementioned “mafia”: tech billionaires Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Howery previously served in the first Trump administration as U.S. ambassador. Based in Sweden from 2019 to 2021, was selected as Trump's new ambassador to Denmark. Trump has said so. He wants to buy Greenland. from Denmark, although officials from the Scandinavian country have repeatedly stated that Land is not for sale.– in order not to obstruct Trump is adamant he will make it happen and has even said so. will not reject the use of military force to seal the deal
Howery still must be confirmed by the Senate for the role. If so He will be tasked with trying to craft a deal that critics criticize. Considered “crazy” Trump, on the other hand, has not been particularly clear. Why He wants Greenland. It was generally agreed that the land belonged to Important geostrategic importance– During the Cold War, the United States made a notable effort to build a network of nuclear missile sites in Greenland for potential use. “Second attack” on the Soviet Union The effort is a closely guarded secret. and accused the United States Never even spoke Notify the Danish government It is doing this
Howery's possible involvement in a major new administration role is just further evidence of the PayPal mafia's political position under the new Trump administration. Like the rest of the PayPal team, Howery and Thiel were friends from their days at Stanford. Write for The Stanford ReviewThiel's student newspaper and the two will join Founder's Fund, a powerful venture capital firm that backs some of Silicon Valley's most successful tech companies, including Facebook, SpaceX and others.
As State Department officials tell it, Howery appears to enjoy an unusually colorful social life. In fact, nearly half a dozen times throughout the Times article, reporters referenced his ability to “party.” Howery was reportedly known for his lavish partying. Including a Halloween party at a castle in Transylvania in 2022, where Thiel and other billionaires appeared. last time A story from 2022 also noted how Howery “threw himself a birthday party at a stately 19th-century castle outside Stockholm” in November 2020.
During the pandemic, Musk spent much of 2021 living out of Howery's mansion in Houston. he said A party was held there where guests were forced to sign non-disclosure agreements. At that party was Joe Rogan (who Trump platform during the election and hosted Musk Many times on his podcast), Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, “tech optimist” Jamie Wheal and other famous VIPs. Many of whom have ties to the broader techno-liberal network circulating around Thiel.
we Previous report that the network state movement—a strange political movement that wants to create itself Privately owned city powered by cryptocurrency—has also expressed interest in purchasing Greenland and using it to test technological colonization efforts. Dryden Brown, CEO of the Network State-linked Praxis project, has also claimed that the acquisition of Greenland As part of his movement's broader “plan,” the Network State movement received substantial financial support from Thiel. which provided financial support to Trump during his first run for president in 2016.