Former President Donald Trump refuted claims that he considered JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon for the role of Treasury Secretary, contradicting his own statement from a month ago.
What Happened: Trump on Tuesday dismissed the idea of considering Dimon or BlackRock CEO Larry Fink for the Treasury Secretary role.
“I don’t know who said it, or where it came from, perhaps the Radical Left, but I never discussed, or thought of, Jamie Dimon or Larry Fink for Secretary of the Treasury,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
However, in a June 25 interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump stated that he would consider Dimon for a cabinet role.
“He is somebody that I would consider, sure,” Trump had said while discussing his recent meeting with CEOs organized by the Business Roundtable in Washington.
Fink’s name emerged in a New York Post’s Saturday column, which noted that Trump was "still seeking out Fink for insights into the economy."
Although, Fink has voiced criticism of Trump’s economic policies. BlackRock’s incorporation of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors into its investment strategies has drawn criticism from some conservative circles also.
In the Businessweek interview, Trump also his support for advancing the cryptocurrency industry, noting that this could potentially align him with Fink and Dimon.
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Why It Matters: Trump’s relationship with Dimon has been a rollercoaster, with Trump previously criticizing Dimon’s support for his Republican opponent, Nikki Haley. In a November post on Truth Social, he criticized Dimon, calling him a “highly overrated globalist.”
However, Trump seemed to change his opinion after Dimon praised him in January this year.
This development comes after Dimon publicly responded to an attempted assassination of Trump, expressing his concern for Trump and his family, as well as the families of the victims of the attack in a company-wide email. The email was written on behalf of the "entire leadership team" at JPMorgan.
According to a recent poll, in a hypothetical matchup, 34% of registered voters said they think Kamala Harris would win in an election against Trump, while 49% think Trump would win.
Meanwhile, his campaign has also filed a complaint against Harris’s campaign for allegedly improperly acquiring funds from President Joe Biden's campaign.
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