Entrepreneur Mark Cuban speaks at a campaign event for U.S. Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on October 17, 2024 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said Sunday that he has no plans to take a White House Cabinet position despite his strong support for Vice President Kamala Harris in her campaign against former President Donald Trump.
“I have no interest in being a politician of any kind. I have no interest in serving in Kamala Harris’s cabinet or anybody’s cabinet,” Cuban said in an interview. “This Week” on ABC. “As an entrepreneur, I love being a disruptor.”
Cuban’s comments appeared to backtrack on earlier remarks that he might seek government office as he becomes more involved as a Harris campaign surrogate.
In September, for example, the former “Shark Tank” host offered to replace SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, whom he sharply criticized.
“I told her team, put my name in the SEC. It needs to change,” Cuban said in an interview. CNBC’s “Squawk Box” September.
Although Cuban has said he has not donated any money to Harris, he has become increasingly active on the campaign trail, defending the Democratic presidential candidate in media interviews and rallies.
While supporting Harris, Cuban has occasionally infused his own policy vision into a hypothetical Harris administration, particularly on corporate regulation.
For example, earlier this month, Cuban suggested that if the vice president wins the White House, she should fire FTC Chair Lina Khan, who has become staunchly committed to a consumer-focused antitrust agenda spokesperson.
“I think in the bigger picture, she’s doing more harm than she’s helping,” Cuban told reporters. traffic lightmostly talking about Khan’s efforts to break up big tech companies.
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