Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban lambasted former President Trump on Tuesday as a “snake oil salesperson” while explaining his decision to back President Biden in the upcoming election.
Why it matters: The endorsement from one of America’s most high-profile businessmen comes as the 81-year-old president struggles in the polls amid swirling questions about his age and his handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict.
- “I don’t want a snake oil salesperson as President,” Cuban told Axios by email Tuesday. “I’m voting for Biden/Harris over Trump all day every day.”
Zoom in: “It’s the snake oil salesperson vs the incumbent, traditional politician,” Cuban said.
- “One will tell you his snake oil will cure everything that ails you. The other will show you the details of his policies through charts, graphs and statements,” Cuban said.
- “He is precise and methodical and wants to sell the steak,” Cuban said of Biden. “Not the sizzle.”
- “Trump voters are happy with their snake oil whether it works or not.”
The big picture: The fresh comments from Cuban expand on his recent remarks that he would support Biden even if the president was on his death bed.
- “If they were having his last wake, and it was him versus Trump, and he was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden,” Cuban told Bloomberg on Monday after a meeting at the White House about prescription drug costs.
- The tech billionaire and Dallas Mavericks minority owner co-founded a company called Cost Plus Drugs in 2022 which aims to bring down prices for generic drugs.
State of play: Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP is set to be on full display as Super Tuesday results start to flow in, setting him up for a rematch with Biden in November’s general election.
- Cuban told Bloomberg he supported Nikki Haley, Trump’s lone remaining Republican opponent, in the Texas primary — calling it a “protest vote against Trump.”
Source: https://www.axios.com/2024/03/05/mark-cuban-biden-endorsement-trump-snake-oil