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Mark Cuban says Kamala Harris offered him the position of VP
The tech billionaire and Shark Tank star, who endorsed and openly supported Harris ahead of last year's election, confirmed that he was invited to submit himself as a candidate to become Harris' running mate in a new interview.
"There was some green-room gossip at MSNBC," Tim Miller, host of the Bulwark podcast, told Cuban. "I wouldn't tell you this if it wasn't pretty good. Somebody I kind of trust said that they asked you to send in VP vetting papers and you said, 'No, the list would be too long.' Is that true?"
Cuban confirmed that the rumor was true. "The second part of my response was, 'I'm not very good as a number-two person,'" he said. "The last thing we need is me telling Kamala, the president, 'No, that's a dumb idea.' I'm not really good at shaking hands and kissing babies."
Harris eventually named Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her pick for VP. When Miller suggested that the campaign and even the election results may have turned out differently with Cuban in the No. 2 spot, the minority Dallas Mavericks owner shrugged.
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"I'm not really good at shaking hands and kissing babies," said the billionaire.
Mark Cuban has revealed that he passed up the opportunity to be considered for Kamala Harris' vice president during her 2024 presidential campaign.The tech billionaire and Shark Tank star, who endorsed and openly supported Harris ahead of last year's election, confirmed that he was invited to submit himself as a candidate to become Harris' running mate in a new interview.
"There was some green-room gossip at MSNBC," Tim Miller, host of the Bulwark podcast, told Cuban. "I wouldn't tell you this if it wasn't pretty good. Somebody I kind of trust said that they asked you to send in VP vetting papers and you said, 'No, the list would be too long.' Is that true?"
Cuban confirmed that the rumor was true. "The second part of my response was, 'I'm not very good as a number-two person,'" he said. "The last thing we need is me telling Kamala, the president, 'No, that's a dumb idea.' I'm not really good at shaking hands and kissing babies."
Harris eventually named Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her pick for VP. When Miller suggested that the campaign and even the election results may have turned out differently with Cuban in the No. 2 spot, the minority Dallas Mavericks owner shrugged.
'Shark Tank' star Mark Cuban turned down offer to submit to be Kamala Harris' VP: 'She would have fired me'
'Shark Tank' star Mark Cuban says he turned down an offer to be considered for Kamala Harris' vice president during the 2024 campaign: 'She would have fired me within six days!'