“Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban has been a high surrogate for Kamala Harris, particularly on the financial system and enterprise, however he hasn’t contributed to her marketing campaign and isn’t serious about serving in a cupboard submit.
In an interview with ABC Information that aired Sunday, the billionaire entrepreneur, who backed Nikki Haley within the Republican main, mentioned Harris is open minded and never an ideologue, then pivoted to his lack of monetary assist.
“I haven’t given her a penny,” Cuban mentioned. “Individuals assume, ‘you’re giving her some huge cash.’ No, I haven’t given a penny.”
He added that he hasn’t given cash to any candidate since 2002, explaining that if he feels passionate a couple of candidate, he’ll assist and doesn’t need cash to be a problem.
“I don’t need them to work with me as a result of I paid them to work with me,” he mentioned.
Cuban’s avoidance of any donations contrasts with different Harris supporters within the enterprise sector comparable to LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings who’ve given hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to pro-Harris PACs.
In the meantime, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has given at the very least $132 million to assist elect Donald Trump and different Republicans.
Even with out his checkbook, Cuban touted his effectiveness as a Harris surrogate, saying he can “go into the nitty-gritty of any enterprise subject you need to speak about” and clarify the distinction between her plan and Trump’s.
Later within the interview, Cuban acknowledged that he briefly considered operating for president in 2020 however mentioned there’s “no probability” now of holding workplace.
“No, I’ve no curiosity, little interest in being a politician of any sort,” he added. “I’ve little interest in serving within the cupboard for Kamala Harris or anyone. I like being a disruptor as an entrepreneur.”
Final month, nonetheless, he recommended to CNBC that he could be serious about serving as chairman of the Securities and Change Fee. The regulator is presently led by Gary Gensler, whom Cuban has mentioned must be fired.
“I instructed her workforce, put my identify in for the SEC. It wants to alter,” he mentioned.
And regardless of agreeing with former Trump administration officers that their one-time boss has fascist tendencies, which his marketing campaign has denied, Cuban mentioned he wouldn’t depart the nation if Trump wins.
“I’ll do no matter I can to assist this nation wherever I can,” he added. “And it doesn’t matter to me who’s president.”
