Entrepreneur Mark Cuban speaks at a marketing campaign occasion for US Vice President Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at College Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 17, 2024.
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban mentioned Sunday that he’s not eyeing a White Home cupboard function whilst he vigorously campaigns for Vice President Kamala Harris within the race in opposition to former President Donald Trump.
“I’ve no real interest in being a politician of any sort. I’ve no real interest in serving within the cupboard for Kamala Harris or anyone,” Cuban mentioned in an interview on ABC’s “This Week.” “I like being a disruptor as an entrepreneur.”
Cuban’s remark appeared to stroll again earlier remarks, which steered that he is perhaps gunning for a governmental place as he will get extra closely concerned as a Harris marketing campaign surrogate.
In September, for example, the previous “Shark Tank” host floated himself to exchange Securities and Change Fee Chair Gary Gensler, who he’s sharply crucial of.
“I informed her crew, put my title in for the SEC. It wants to alter,” Cuban mentioned in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Field” in September.
Although Cuban says he has not donated any cash to Harris, he has grown more and more lively on the marketing campaign path, making the case for the Democratic presidential nominee in media interviews and rallies.
As he stumps for Harris, Cuban has sometimes injected his personal coverage visions for a hypothetical Harris administration, particularly on company regulation.
Earlier this month, for instance, Cuban steered that if the vice chairman wins the White Home, she ought to hearth Federal Commerce Fee Chair Lina Khan, who has change into the face of a staunchly shopper targeted, antitrust agenda.
“I feel the larger image is she’s hurting greater than she’s serving to,” Cuban informed Semafor, talking primarily of Khan’s efforts to interrupt up Massive Tech firms.
