In an interview on “The Chuck Toddcast” released this morning, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, who formerly supported Trump in 2016, criticized the former president as unfit for the job.
“He can be a realtor, he could be a TV guy, he could be whatever he wants and I don’t care,” Cuban said. “But obviously, this is a different job, and I don’t think he’s qualified for it.”
NBC News has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Cuban emphasized that he tries to be “as apolitical as possible” on the issues, and is not a Democrat or a Republican, despite endorsing Harris. He said when he first got involved in the 2016 presidential race, he initially supported Trump, but “as I got to know him, realized he was not who I thought he would be.” Cuban later endorsed Clinton.
Cuban said his reason for endorsing Harris centered on his children’s futures, citing the need to grapple with climate change as one concern. Later in the interview, he circled back on Trump.
“I’m a believer character is destiny, and what I look at is how he’s done business with people,” Cuban said. “As an entrepreneur, I see what he’s done,” he said, adding, “the number of contractors he’s stiffed.”
Cuban cited in particular former longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s testimony in the New York hush money trial, in which he said the former president would short pay vendors.
“Because to me, that’s the worst thing you can say about an entrepreneur or business person — I didn’t pay my vendors — because no one’s going to want to do business with you”
“That’s who Donald Trump is,” he said. “That’s what you need to know about Donald Trump. He’s going to put his pocketbook above and beyond all other things.”
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