Mark Cuban Says Kamala Harris Is the Top Candidate for Business: Do Other Money Experts Agree?
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The presidential race is on and it’s neck and neck between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. While Trump touts his business acumen and prowess, there is not a lot of evidence to back up his claims that he’s a financial whiz — that’s Mark Cuban’s opinion anyway.
The billionaire entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” star doubts that Trump can actually apply his experience in business to America’s financial and economic matters. Instead, Cuban believes the right candidate to handle the country’s money is Harris.
He made his thoughts known in a recent string of posts on X supporting Harris’ economic policies and visions for the future. Backing up Harris and knocking down skeptics and naysayers in the process, Cuban put a business lens on issues such as price controls and held her up as the top runner to handle the United States’ fiscal affairs.
But do other big-name business and money experts agree? Some do, some do not. Here are a couple specific takes on Harris as a business-savvy presidential candidate.
Elon Musk
While previously not a fan of Trump, Musk has now endorsed him for president this election cycle, often citing that Trump is someone with a history of running a global enterprise, while questioning Harris’ work during her time in office as VP. Still, after watching the September 10th debate, Musk weighed in via X that Harris “exceeded most people’s expectations tonight.”
“That said, when it comes to getting things done, not just saying nice-sounding words, I strongly believe that Trump will do a far better job,” he continued. “After all, if Kamala can do great things, why hasn’t she? Biden rarely shows up for work, so she’s basically in charge already. The question comes down to this: do you want current trends to continue for 4 more years or do you want change?”
Musk, while not diving deep into specifics about what “current trends” are, has been vocal about wanting to support the Trump administration in the creation of a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government, which would be headed by none other than … Musk.
Reed Hastings
The Netflix co-founder and executive chairman posted during the summer, “Congrats to Kamala Harris — now it is time to win” after it was announced that she would be replacing Joe Biden as the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. [3]
Hastings was one among 88 Hollywood executives and business power players, including Cuban, to sign a letter of endorsement for Kamala Harris. The letter stated:
“Her election is the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy. With Kamala Harris in the White House, the business community can be confident that it will have a President who wants American industries to thrive. As a partner to President Biden, Vice President Harris has a strong record of advancing actions to spur business investment in the United States and ensure American businesses can compete and win in the global market. She will continue to advance fair and predictable policies that support the rule of law, stability, and a sound business environment, and she will strive to give every American the opportunity to pursue the American dream.”
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