Billionaire “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban — a vocal critic of President Donald Trump — confirmed Thursday that he turned down a proposal to be thought-about as Kamala Harris’ operating mate within the 2024 presidential election.
The gig ultimately went to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).
Cuban informed The Bulwark’s Tim Miller that he declined a request from Harris’ marketing campaign to submit vetting papers as a result of he felt the listing of attainable contenders can be too lengthy.
The minority proprietor of the Dallas Mavericks ended up campaigning and advising then-Vice President Harris earlier than her defeat to now-President Donald Trump.
Miller requested why he didn’t go all in.
Cuban stated he’s “not superb because the No. 2 particular person.”
“The very last thing we’d like is me telling Kamala, you understand, the president, that, ‘No, that’s a dumb thought.’ Proper?” he defined, including: “And I’m not actual good on the shaking arms and kissing infants.”
Had Cuban turn into the vice presidential candidate, he acknowledged that “clearly it could have been totally different.”
“My persona is totally totally different than Tim’s. My experiences, my backgrounds are fully totally different,” he stated. “I feel I’ve minimize via the shit extra immediately. I’m not a politician and so it could have been totally different.”
But in addition, he claimed, “it could have been terrible” and Harris “would have fired me inside six days.”