Donald Trump on Thursday introduced that he will not be selecting JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as treasury secretary, saying that whereas he respects Dimon, “he will not be invited to be a part of the Trump Administration.”
Dimon responded by saying that he would not have taken the job anyway even when Trump supplied it, telling Bloomberg Information, “I just want to tell the president also I haven’t had a boss in 25 years, and I’m not about ready to start.”
Dimon by no means publicly endorsed within the 2024 election. However there was hypothesis that Dimon, who as soon as mentioned Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election amounted to “treason,” was contemplating endorsing Trump. Earlier this yr, he lauded Trump’s insurance policies and advised Democrats they wanted to be “more respectful” to Trump’s MAGA motion.
“I think this negative talk about MAGA is going to hurt Biden’s election campaign,” Dimon mentioned in January in Davos, Switzerland.
The New York Occasions, nevertheless, reported that Dimon was quietly backing Kamala Harris and was open to serving as her treasury secretary had she gained. Dimon’s spouse additionally was seen knocking doorways for Harris’ marketing campaign forward of the election.
It is now unclear whom Trump will select as his treasury secretary.
Names being floated embrace hedge fund supervisor Scott Bessent, who helped fundraise for Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign, and Howard Lutnik, the billionaire co-chair of Trump’s transition workforce.
Whomever Trump chooses would be part of the solid of horrendous characters he has already picked to serve in his administration. That features alleged intercourse predator Matt Gaetz for lawyer common, Russian asset Tulsi Gabbard as director of nationwide intelligence, racist and misogynistic Fox Information host Pete Hegseth as secretary of protection, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland safety. Trump additionally selected white nationalist Stephen Miller for a key position directing coverage within the Trump administration.
