Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump
As Elon Musk steps up his work on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is calling in her own billionaire, Mark Cuban.
As Elon Musk steps up his work on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris is calling in her own billionaire, Mark Cuban, to reprise the role he played for Hillary Clinton in 2016 by holding a series of high-profile appearances alongside her and her husband this week.
Cuban appeared with Harris in Wisconsin on Thursday and is set to hold a town hall for her Saturday in Phoenix before he heads to Michigan on Sunday to campaign alongside second gentleman Doug Emhoff.
"This election is a battle for entrepreneurs," Cuban said in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Thursday, before he warned that Trump's trade and tariff policies would drive up prices, ruin Christmas by making gifts more expensive and "crush the dreams" of entrepreneurs by making their costs unsustainable.
"Donald Trump is the Grinch that wants to steal your Christmas," he said. "The Grinch doesn't understand how tariffs work. ... The Grinch is the one that's going to be putting these small businesses out of business."
Cuban, the star of “Shark Tank,” did not respond to a request for comment. He brings business credibility, tech-savvy pop culture appeal and a maverick persona that is seen as especially appealing to young men, who have become one of the most hotly contested demographics in an election in which the gender gap has grown to historic proportions.
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