Jeff Bezos says he wouldn't kick Peter Thiel off Amazon's board over political views

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Peter Thiel's support of Donald Trump. Speaking Thursday at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit in San Francisco, Bezos said that if Thiel, the prominent investor and Paypal cofounder who has been an outspoken Trump supporter, was on the board of Amazon, he wouldn't ask him to to step down over his political views.  SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg says 'diversity' is why Peter Thiel should remain on Faceb