Billionaire Businessman Said He Turned Down Consideration To Be Kamala Harris’ Running Mate

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban revealed Kamala Harris considered him for her running mate in the 2024 presidential election but refused to be vetted.

According to the New York Post, Cuban made the admission in a preview of “The Bulwark” podcast.

“I’m not very good as the No. 2 person. And so, if the last thing we need is me telling Kamala, you know, the president, that, no, that’s a dumb idea. Right. And I’m not real good at the shaking hands and kissing babies,” Cuban said on the podcast.

BREAKING: Kamala Harris was reportedly considering Mark Cuban as her VP but he turned her down. pic.twitter.com/bML6zgJk14

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From the New York Post:

Miller responded by telling the Dallas Mavericks minority owner that he may have been a bigger – and “meaningfully different” – asset to Harris’s campaign than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who she ultimately chose to join her losing ticket.

“I mean, obviously it would have been different,” Cuban said, noting that he’s not a politician.

“My personality is completely different than Tim’s. My experiences, my backgrounds are completely different. I think I’ve cut through the sh–t more directly. I’m not a politician. And so, it would have been different, but it would have been awful.”

The businessman joked that Harris probably would have fired him within six days.

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MASCULINITY: Democrats are still lamenting their choice of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’ running mate. It turns out they really wanted Mark Cuban as Kamala’s vice president – he turned her down flat. He would have been a LOT better (as long as he didn’t wear his Rachel Maddow… pic.twitter.com/NoFXcXdsH7

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The Hill reports:

Cuban served as a surrogate for Harris during the 2024 campaign and ruffled feathers with his sharp rebuke for President Trump.

The billionaire said he rarely followed notes issued by the campaign team and publicly broke with Harris on some of her proposed policies on immigration and taxes.

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Despite small clashes, Cuban said he thought Harris would prevail.

“You know, I really thought she was going to win,” he told Miller.

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