Peter Thiel is gonna be Trumps advisor. The real decision maker. 

Is he connected to the deep state and intelligence agencies? Yes. 
Does it make him bad? No. 

I quite like his take on stagnation. 

https://observer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/GettyImages-1167013007.jpg?quality=80&strip 

 I like his interactions with protesters: 
"Palantir is killing people!!!"
"Thanks for confirming we are effective, most companies aren't" 

 He probably hired them.