JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, one of Wall Street’s most influential investment bankers, is said to have endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential bid in a social media post that is false. a representative confirmed on Friday.
The Truth Social’s post appears to be a screenshot of a tweet with a siren emoji and text that claims Dimon supported Trump, along with a photo of Dimon as Trump flies to Augusta, Georgia. It appeared Friday at 1:56 p.m. ET. campaign event.
But a JPMorgan Chase spokesperson said Mr. Dimon does not support Mr. Trump and has not expressed any support for the 2024 presidential election. And Mr. Dimon has not donated anything to the Trump campaign or Mr. Trump’s Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.
President Trump distanced himself from the allegations when confronted about the matter after his arrival in Augusta, but despite an immediate rejection from the bank, he received more than 3,500 reposts and more than 11,000 “good comments.” I didn’t get around to deleting this post.
“I don’t know anything about that,” Trump said. Noting the reporter’s post on his social media platform, President Trump suggested that one of his aides may have posted the allegations.
When a reporter asked for comment, Trump responded, “I don’t know — was it him or wasn’t it?” When a reporter reported that a bank spokesperson confirmed that the statement was false, President Trump avoided responsibility by saying, “Then someone is using his name.”
The post is the latest in a series of false claims made by President Trump in recent weeks, which have grown increasingly brazen and frequent with less than four weeks until the November election. are.
The rise in falsehoods is at least partly due to President Trump’s obsession with news and posts about himself, and his urge to repost anything that is politically positive to him without regard to its veracity.
But the bogus Dimon claims compare to Harris, who has received support from the likes of Taylor Swift, who has long admired Dimon’s success and craves recognition from her peers at a time when she has struggled with celebrity endorsements. stands out because of his importance to Trump. .
According to people familiar with the matter, the Trump campaign had hoped that Dimon would speak at the Republican National Convention in July, but Dimon did not accept the invitation.
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Dimon’s tenure in corporate finance began at JPMorgan, which became the largest bank in the United States after leading the acquisitions of struggling banks Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual during the 2008 financial crisis. It is receiving particular attention.
As a result, President Trump was pleased when Dimon complimented the Trump administration’s economic policies in an interview with CNBC at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland.
“Step back and be honest. He’s right in some ways about NATO and he’s right in some ways on immigration,” Dimon said in January. “He grew the economy very well. Business tax reform worked. He was right about parts of China.”
Trump and his allies widely shared Dimon’s comments. Earlier this year, President Trump indicated he would consider appointing Dimon as Treasury secretary if he won the election, but later withdrew that offer.
