The Wall Street titan chief also encouraged liberals to stop looking down on so-called ultra-MAGA Americans.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wants everyone to help presidential candidate Nikki Haley secure the Republican nomination, telling a Wall Street conference she would be a stronger alternative to former President Donald Trump.
Speaking at the 2023 New York Times DealBook Summit on Nov. 29, Mr. Dimon urged business leaders to consider supporting the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, even if they are liberal Democrats.
“Even if you’re a very liberal Democrat, I urge you [to] help Nikki Haley, too. Get a choice on the Republican side that might be better than Trump,” he said.
Despite this clarion call in support of Ms. Haley, the head of America’s largest and most profitable bank noted that he would be pleased to advise former President Trump if he were victorious in the 2024 election or “whoever is president of the United States.”
This is not the first significant endorsement Ms. Haley received this week.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a powerful political arm of the Koch network, formally endorsed Ms. Haley’s presidential bid and pledged to help her beat former President Trump in the GOP primary with a coalition of activists and unlimited funding.
“AFP Action is proud to throw our full support behind Nikki Haley, who offers America the opportunity to turn the page on the current political era, to win the Republican primary and defeat Joe Biden next November,” AFP President and CEO Emily Seidel wrote in a memo announcing the group’s decision on Nov. 28.
“She has what it takes to lead a policy agenda to take on our nation’s biggest challenges and help ensure our country’s best days are ahead. With the grassroots and data capability we bring to bear in this race, no other organization is better equipped to help her do it.”
While Ms. Haley and the rest of the field trail the real estate billionaire mogul by a vast margin, the latest polling data show that she is neck and neck with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.).
By Andrew Moran
