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Mark Cuban's still betting on Biden after that disastrous debate
By Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,
18 days ago
"Of the 2 options Joe is who I would hire as a CEO," Mark Cuban (center) said on Saturday after Piers Morgan asked him if he'd hire President Joe Biden (right) or former President Donald Trump (left) to run any of his businesses.
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President Joe Biden had a rough time at his first presidential debate of the year.
But billionaire Mark Cuban says he'd still hire Biden to run his businesses instead of Donald Trump.
Cuban said he would have "no problem" hiring Trump as a sales representative, though.
The businessman was responding to a question from British journalist Piers Morgan on Friday. Morgan asked Cuban if he would employ Biden to run any of his companies, after Cuban said he'd still vote for Biden in spite of that bad debate performance.
"Of our 2 candidates, one I would have no problem hiring as a sales representative. He is very good at making people feel comfortable and quickly conveying what he is trying to sell," Cuban said of Trump in an X post on Saturday.
But while Trump is "obviously a good salesperson," Cuban said that he didn't think he fared well on other fronts.
Cuban listed some attributes earlier in his X post, where he said that an ideal CEO should be someone who "creates a culture that respects employees" and is "always reading, consuming information and learning."
"The other isn't a very good salesperson, but has a recent 3 year history of having built a strong culture where people are very committed to him. They seem to love working with him," Cuban said of Biden's record as president.
"I don't know if he is a voracious reader and learner, but I have read about him discussing books he has read," Cuban added. "This is the person I would hire as a CEO."
Cuban declined to comment further when approached by BI on Sunday.
Cuban, who once said that he'd still vote for Biden even if the president " was being given last rites ," revealed on Friday that he was open to swapping Biden out for another candidate.
"Trump is far better than Biden at soundbites and marketing. That's reality," Cuban said.
"For that reason, I'm also open to the discussion to replace Biden and/or Harris. It's not like Trump's approval ratings are high. They aren't. It could be an open door to find someone that immediately out performs Trump," he continued. "But if that doesn't happen, I'm still voting for Biden."
Representatives for Biden and Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.
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