Former President Donald TrumpPresident Trump, who is seeking another shot at the Oval Office, has suggested he is considering nominating JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, whom he has criticized in the past, for Treasury secretary.
Trump perceived Dimon’s support and criticized him. Nikki Haley In Republican Presidential primary: Dimon said the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador could be a possible alternative to President Trump.
“JP Morgan CEO and overrated globalist Jamie Dimon is secretly endorsing non-MAGA Nikki Haley for President,” Trump said in the post. The truth of society“I’ve never been a big fan of Jamie Dimon.”
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However, the former president appears to have changed his mind. BloombergPresident Trump has indicated he is considering appointing him to his Cabinet as Treasury secretary.
“He’s someone I would consider,” Trump said.
The changes come after Dimon said earlier this year that Trump may have been right on some policy issues.
“Let’s take a step back and be honest. He was right in some ways. NATO“He was right on some level on immigration. He grew the economy pretty well. He got trade tax reform right. He was right on some level on China,” Dimon told CNBC. “He wasn’t wrong on some of these big issues, and that’s why people voted for him.”
Newsweek The Trump campaign was reached for comment via email on Tuesday.
Dimon is one of Wall Street’s longest serving CEOs, having led JPMorgan Chase for nearly two decades since taking the helm in 2006. The bank has operations around the world and boasts $3.2 trillion in assets, according to its website.
A JPMorgan Chase spokesman declined to comment. Newsweek Questions about Trump’s remarks.
He has a slight lead over Donald Trump, who is expected to accept the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week. Joe Biden A recent YouGov poll of battleground states that analysts expect will determine the outcome of the election. Trump is leading Biden in the 2020 rematch.
Trump is leading Biden in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that Biden, the presidential and Democratic front-runner, won in in his bid to unseat Trump in the 2020 presidential election, except for North Carolina. Biden holds leads of 3-7 percentage points in these states, according to YouGov polls.
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