Former President Donald Trump (left) and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.
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JPMorgan Chase The company’s CEO Jamie Dimon flatly denied on Friday that it supports Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican candidate claimed on social media that Dimon now supports he.
“Jamie Dimon is not endorsing anyone. He is not endorsing any candidate,” Dimon spokesman Joe Evangelisti told CNBC by phone.
Trump posted a screenshot on Truth Social that falsely claimed, “New: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has endorsed Trump for president.”
The claim appeared to originate from a verified account on X earlier on Friday. Before the bank issued its denial, the news was quickly amplified on social media by other pro-Trump accounts, and then by the former president himself.
When NBC News asked Trump about the post late Friday, Trump said he was not aware of it and that he did not post it.
“Someone posted it” Trump saidadding: “I don’t know.”
The post was published at 1:56 pm ET and was still visible on Trump’s official account more than two hours later.
The Trump campaign did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has released a piece of truth claiming that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has endorsed Trump’s presidential bid.
Source: @realDonaldTrump | The Truth Society
In September, Dimon said he would not support Trump or Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
“I’m not endorsing anyone at this time,” Dimon said. CNBCTV-18 at the J.P. Morgan Investor Summit in Mumbai.
Dimon has sometimes offered qualified praise for Trump, but the two have clashed repeatedly over the years.
During the Republican presidential primaries, Dimon urged business leaders to support former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley instead of Trump.
Trump blasted Dimon for siding with Haley, saying he “had to live with him while he begged the White House.”
— NBC News Jack Traylor Contributed reporting.
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