{"id":14907,"date":"2018-09-13T07:22:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T07:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=14907"},"modified":"2018-09-13T07:22:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T07:22:40","slug":"jamie-dimon-says-he-could-beat-trump-in-an-election-then-retreats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=14907","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Dimon says he could beat Trump in an election, then retreats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jamie Dimon said he could beat President Donald Trump in an election. Then he walked it back.<\/h2>\n

“I should not have said it,” the JPMorgan Chase<\/span> (JPM<\/a><\/span>)<\/span> CEO said in a statement. “I’m not running for President. Proves I wouldn’t make a good politician. I get frustrated because I want all sides to come together to help solve big problems.” <\/p>\n

Earlier Wednesday, Dimon said he could take on the president and win. But he appeared to suggest he wouldn’t survive the Democratic primaries. <\/p>\n

“I think I could beat Trump,” Dimon said at an event in New York on Wednesday, according to a transcript posted by CNBC<\/a>. “I can’t beat the liberal side of the Democratic Party.” <\/p>\n

He added: “I’m as tough as he is, I’m smarter than he is. I would be fine. He could punch me all he wants, it wouldn’t work with me. I’d fight right back.” <\/p>\n

Dimon said that he used to believe a wealthy New Yorker couldn’t be elected president, but ended up being “dead wrong.” <\/p>\n

“And by the way, this wealthy New Yorker actually earned his money,” he said, referring to himself. “It wasn’t a gift from Daddy.” <\/p>\n

JPMorgan confirmed the nature of the comments but said it did not have a transcript. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n

Dimon is probably America’s most influential bank CEO. He is the longest-serving chief executive on Wall Street and heads the powerful Business Roundtable, which promotes the interests of business in public policy. <\/p>\n

Since the 2016 election, Dimon has weighed in frequently <\/strong>on trade, immigration and other issues<\/a>. <\/p>\n

He’s been asked repeatedly whether <\/strong>he intends to run for president in 2020, but consistently demurs. He said earlier this year that he has agreed to lead JPMorgan until 2023<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Dimon said in an interview with CNNMoney in July<\/a> that he may not agree with all of Trump’s policies, but sees value in working with him. <\/p>\n

“You can’t take yourself off the playing field,” he said at the time. <\/p>\n

CNNMoney (New York) <\/span> First published September 12, 2018: 12:07 PM ET<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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