In an alternate timeline, billionaire and investor Mark Cuban may have been Kamala Harris‘ vice presidential decide.
Nonetheless, the Shark Tank star stated he turned down a suggestion from the Democratic presidential candidate’s marketing campaign for vetting papers, including that he wouldn’t be an ideal collaborator because the second-in-command.
“I’m not excellent because the No. 2 individual. And so, the very last thing we want is me telling Kamala, , the president, that, ‘No, that’s a dumb thought,’ proper? And I’m not actual good on the shaking fingers and kissing infants,” he instructed The Bulwark host Tim Miller.
When theorizing how which will or might not have modified the result of the 2024 presidential election, Cuban responded that it “clearly” would have given the Democratic ticket a distinct vibe, given the distinction he strikes with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
“My persona is totally totally different than Tim’s. My experiences, my backgrounds are utterly totally different. I believe I’ve minimize via the sh– extra instantly. I’m not a politician. And so it will have been totally different, however it will have been terrible,” Cuban maintained. “She would have fired me inside six days.”
When Miller, a former Republican consultant-turned-By no means Trumper, stated that actuality “would have been higher than the current scenario,” the previous Dallas Mavericks proprietor conceded, “Effectively, sure, that’s true.”
As Miller famous, Cuban beforehand appeared at Harris’ rallies and has been vocal in opposition to president Donald Trump, his tariff insurance policies and normal demeanor, beforehand endorsing Hillary Clinton in 2016 and calling the present POTUS a “jagoff.” Cuban has additionally tossed across the thought of working for president as a Republican, however has described his politics as libertarian and impartial in nature.
