JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has not endorsed Donald Trump, the monetary big mentioned Friday after the previous president claimed in a social media submit that the manager, America’s most outstanding banking trade chief, was supporting him.
“Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anybody. He has not endorsed a candidate,” Joe Evangelisti, a spokesperson for the New York-based financial institution informed CBS Information in a press release.
The denial got here after the Republican presidential nominee posted a screenshot on his Reality Social account falsely stating, “New: Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has endorsed Trump for president.”
Trump informed NBC Information he did not know concerning the submit, which was nonetheless seen on his account as of 5:10 p.m. Jap Time.
The Trump marketing campaign didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Seemingly coming from a verified account on X earlier within the day, the submit swiftly drew consideration from numerous pro-Trump accounts earlier than Trump weighed in.
Earlier than Trump received the Republican nomination for president, Dimon had expressed assist for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley through the get together’s primaries.
Friday’s Reality Social submit isn’t the primary during which Trump incorrectly urged successful assist from a high-profile individual. The previous president in August posted AI-generated photos claiming that Taylor Swift was backing him. The famous person endorsed his opponent, Kamala Harris, a number of weeks later.
