I don't think YC would be "destroying" Thiel by cutting ties with him as a partner. And, the argument here is that support of Trump goes a bridge beyond simply

I don't think YC would be "destroying" Thiel by cutting ties with him as a partner. And, the argument here is that support of Trump goes a bridge beyond simply expressing disagreeable political views - he is literally encouraging election day violence and trying to delegitimize our Democracy. There has to come a point where toxic and hateful views are no longer tolerated as "political". It is admittedly a slippery slope, but one we're being dragged down whether we like it or not.