Mark Cuban says he has no interest in entering politics, but if he does, he would have been running as a Republican.
“I wouldn’t run at all, but if that were the case, it would be more fun to run as a Republican,” Cuban said during his appearance on the “Someone’s Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri with Tara Palmeri” podcast, which aired Monday.
“Four years later, it’s someone who knows where people’s loyalty is. Ten years ago, the Republican Party wasn’t like the Republican Party today,” Cuba added.
Cuba told Palmeli he “is not a fan of either party,” but that running as a Republican would be “the path of least resistance” for him.
Cuba declined to comment when approached by a business insider.
The “Shark Tank” star had been thinking about a presidential bid several times, but he refrained from mounting it in earnest.
Cuba told CNN in June 2020 that he seriously considered running for president that year. Cuba said he gave up the idea after “the family voted for it.”
It’s also not the first time Cuba has spoken about running as a GOP candidate.
In 2017, Cuba told Fox News that if they wanted to challenge the 2020 presidential election, they would probably run as a Republican.
Cuba then said that his party’s choice was based on his belief that “not only is there a place for those who are socially centric, but he is also very financially conservative.”
Speculation over interest in Cuban politics came again in 2023, when it sold a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks and announced its departure from the “Shark Tank.”
However, Cuba did not challenge the 2024 presidential election. He initially approved President Joe Biden’s re-election bid, but after Biden dropped out of the race he switched his support to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Who would put it myself? I can do more from the private sector,” Cuban told Wired in an interview published in September.
“You will become president and you cannot change healthcare. You have to put Congress behind you. And this. As an entrepreneur, you can change anything,” Cuba added.
Cuba actively campaigned for Harris, giving rally speeches in battlefield states in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin. He also volunteered to serve her administration if she wins.
“I told her team, look, put my name in the SEC,” Cuba told CNBC in September, referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cuba’s highly visible role in the Harris campaign is paralleled by what Elon Musk was doing for President Donald Trump. During Trump’s 2024 run, Musk gave a rally speech at the GOP event and actively campaigned for him on social media.
In the preparation for the 2024 poll, Musk and Cuba faced X, traded barbs and defended their chosen candidates.
