Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur widely recognized for his role on "Shark Tank" and as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has been campaigning for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential race.
At a recent campaign event in Wisconsn, Cuban said Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs would “spoil Christmas” by making gifts more expensive. Trump “thinks that China pays for them,” Cuban said of proposed tariffs.
“This is same guy that thought that Mexico would pay for the wall,” he said.
Trump has repeatedly said that tariffs will bring in massive revenue from overseas, fund tax cuts and boost U.S. industries. But U.S. importers are the ones who directly pay those tariffs to the government, and economists say enacting Trump’s plans would raise costs on Americans.
Cuban's backing of Harris signals his trust in her ability to understand and address the challenges faced by small business owners. Meanwhile, Elon “Elon Musk” Musk has been campaigning for Trump, likening the country’s Southern Border to "a zombie apocalypse" and saying "it's not safe to walk around" U.S. cities. Crime is down across the country over the last year and Musk travels everywhere with a phalanx of security.
"If we get four more years of this," with Harris elected, "we're going to be fully in 'Mad Max,'" Musk added, presumably hoping that the backdrop might finally sell a few more Cybertrucks. Read More |