Rep. Byron Donalds is Silicon Valley's H-1B Puppet, AIPAC's $121K Lapdog, and Thiel's Florida Frontman in the 2026 Governor Race

Written by Patrick and Bosch

Byron Donalds is running to the Florida governor's mansion with a smile, a soundbite, and a bank account stuffed with elite cash, the opposite of the "America First" warrior he claims to be. He is the perfectly groomed frontman for a group of Silicon Valley oligarchs, hedge-fund war hawks, and foreign lobby enforcers who have spent decades destroying the American middle class.

This group includes Peter Thiel's surveillance empire, Marc Andreessen's visa cartel, the AIPAC war chest of Paul Singer, and the staff pipeline for JD Vance.

He received $121,507 from PACs that support Israel. Andreessen Horowitz gave $16,500. In four years of congressional power, there has been zero action to get rid of H-1B.

H-1B TREASON: Andreessen's $16,500 buys a congressman's soul and American jobs.

Let's be very clear: H-1B is not immigration. It's not "talent from around the world." It's slavery at work.

Big Tech fires 10,000 Americans and then hires half of them back as "contractors" to train their cheaper H-1B replacements. These foreign workers find themselves ensnared in visa chains, unable to resign, negotiate, or depart. Disney does it. Boeing does it. IBM does it. And in Florida—Orlando, Tampa, and Miami—local engineers are told to smile while they're being erased.

Since January 2021, Byron Donalds has been a member of Congress. That's more than 1,400 days of legislative power. How many bills did he put forward to limit H-1B visas? Zero. How many bills did he propose to stop the abuse of audits? Zero. 

What did he say in public? A weak, donor-safe video that really didn’t say anything at all. "We need real policy changes..."

Translation: Kick the can. Stop. Let the donor class keep the money coming in.

A closer look at the money trail reveals his true stance:

• Marc Andreessen, who co-founded Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital empire worth $46 billion, personally gave $16,500 to Donalds' 2024 campaign through donors he knew.
• Andreessen is more than just a donor. He is a visa evangelist, and he goes on podcasts to say that America's tech workers are mediocre and that the country needs "global talent" to compete.
• He is the same person who, like Elon Musk during delve into politics, supports Vivek Ramaswamy's "talent war," and, in his own words, “spends half his time at Mar-a-Lago”
• Andreessen's company puts money into AI startups that hire H-1B workers, and Donalds is their insurance policy in Congress.

But it gets worse.

THE THIEL-VANCE-DONALDS PIPELINE: Palantir's Governor-in-Waiting for Florida

This isn't a coincidence. It's a political assembly line.

• Marc Andressen is close allies with Peter Thiel, having hosted him on the podcast “A16Z.” 
• Peter Thiel, the founder of Palantir Technologies, a large data-mining company supported by the CIA that works with the Israeli Defense Forces providing them with facial recognition software, contributed over $15 million to JD Vance's 2022 Senate campaign.
• Vance wins, but Thiel is the real winner. Abby Delahoyde, Vance's director of operations, comes straight from Byron Donalds' congressional office.
• Currently, Delahoyde is in charge of Vance's director of operations, a role she assumed during the Trump transition.
• Meanwhile, Chris Buskirk, who serves as Thiel's media mouthpiece at American Greatness, and is a co-founder of both Rockbridge Network and *1789 Capital, whose Super PACs backed Trump with at least $25 million in 2024.
• After praising Vance repeatedly and supposedly recommending him for the VP slot, Byron Donalds would later get the Florida governor's endorsement from Trump.

*Marc Andressen was an early investor in 1789 Capital, which was also founded by Rebekah Mercer—whose family donated millions to a Super PAC supporting JD Vance for the Senate and had previously had him as an advisor thanks to Peter Thiel.

What does this say about Byron Donalds? In this Silicon Valley political machine, he is the Florida node.

He talks about "draining the swamp" on Fox News, but behind closed doors, he's "Thiel's guy"—the conservative who can sell "globalist tech policy" to a nationalist base.

Palantir wants more data and more government contracts. Andreessen wants more H-1Bs and more AI power. Byron gives you nothing.

AIPAC's $121,000 chokehold: Netanyahu's errand boy and Florida's forgotten man

Let's talk about "foreign cash" because Donalds isn't just hurting American workers. He's giving up American sovereignty.

Career total from pro-Israel PACs: $121,507. This includes $39,837 from AIPAC,  and $25,000+ from the Republican Jewish Coalition, which he also spoke at in 2025.

That's not "helping a friend." That serves as a down payment for adhering to orders.

• Paul Singer, the billionaire behind Elliott Management and one of AIPAC's top GOP donors, has given tens of millions of dollars to pro-Israel groups and GOP war hawks.
• Singer also gives money to the Claremont Institute, which is the same "national conservative" think tank that taught JD Vance about "Flight 93 Election" rhetoric and "American Caesar" fantasies.
• Claremont's fingerprints are all over Donalds’ messages: tough talk about culture and soft knees when it comes to foreign aid.

Since 2011, AIPAC has been backing Donalds’ political career, and in return, he talks about"vertical alliances" and "shared values." with regards to our involvement in the Middle East. He votes "yes" on every aid package, even though Florida's cities are full of drugs and crime, and veterans have to wait months for VA care.

America First? Only when the donor portal is closed.

X EXECUTION: James Fishback Drops the Hammer, and the Base Listens

November 4, 2025—X platform: "The H-1B scam is letting the great replacement of American workers happen. We don't want "changes." We need to burn H-1B to the ground and send every single H-1B back to their home country. Byron Donalds had the power for four years and never did.”— James Fishback

Fishback isn't just any critic. He is a conservative CEO, a populist investor, and a man whose America First convictions have never been in doubt. His words show the truth of the matter, that Byron Donalds cannot be trusted to put the American People ahead of his own interests.

What now? Fishback sees the grift and is calling it out in real time.

The base is paying attention. And they are furious.

RJC Summit: Donalds Auditions for AIPAC—Slams Tucker, Kneels to Donors

At the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit in Las Vegas on November 1, 2025, Byron Donalds took the stage amid a charged atmosphere. Originally intended to celebrate a Middle East ceasefire, the event transformed into a full-court assault against perceived antisemitism within the GOP base. With activists waving "Tucker is not MAGA" signs in protest, Donalds unleashed a sharp attack on Tucker Carlson for platforming Nick Fuentes on his podcast, declaring, "In our party we will not tolerate antisemitism." It was a calculated performance. It was a performance for his AIPAC donors, signaling unwavering loyalty to foreign lobbies while ignoring the base’s demands to audit endless Israel aid.This act by Donalds was a betrayal of America First. He enforced Tel Aviv’s red lines and proved he’s more of a donor puppet than a true candidate.

2026: STOP THIS FRAUD OR FLORIDA WILL BE LOST TO THE OLIGARCHS FOREVER.

Floridians don't need another puppet, who wears a nice suit, talks tough on TV, and kneels to donors in D.C.

On the first day, they need a governor who will:

• Introduce a bill to end H-1B in Florida. 
• End Israeli influence in our state.
• Stop foreign lobbies and Silicon Valley venture capitalists from giving money to campaigns. 
• Send back every H-1B visa holder.

Byron Donalds will not do any of that. He's too busy.

• Taking Andreessen's checks to the bank.
• Saying hello to Netanyahu.
• Smiling for Thiel's surveillance cameras.

Florida deserves better. America deserves better.