They wanted to turn the page, but faced with the evidence, American billionaires and big bosses are preparing to accept the return of Donald Trump. This is what emerges from an investigation carried out in Davos by the CNBC channel, which notes the contrast between worried European bosses and their American counterparts, who insist on the weak domestic power of the President of the United States.
The most notable is the billionaire Jamie Dimon, historic boss of JP Morgan, who made particularly nice comments about Donald Trump: “Just take a step back and be honest. He was quite right about NATO. He was pretty right about immigration, he grew the economy pretty well. Tax reform worked. He was partly right about China”Mr. Dimon said on CNBC.
“I don’t like the way he said some things about Mexico, but he wasn’t wrong on some of these crucial issues. And that’s why they vote for him. » And added that he would be able to survive an election of Trump and Joe Biden: “I will be prepared for both, we will manage both, my business will survive and thrive in both. »
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Mr. Dimon attacked Joe Biden’s campaign, accused of denigrating Donald Trump voters and making them into ” scapegoats “ : “Can we just… treat others with respect and listen to them a little.” I think this negative talk about MAGA [Make America Great Again] will harm Biden’s electoral campaign. » In 2016, Hillary Clinton lost credibility by calling Trump voters “lamentable” (“deplorables”).
The shift is all the more important since Jamie Dimon had been invited by his peers, like the financial billionaire Bill Ackman, to run for president to break the announced Trump-Biden duel.
For Salesforce boss Marc Benioff, the election will not be a revolution. “The reality is that we are the same company, regardless of when this election happens. And it doesn’t matter who the president is, he told Bloomberg. On condition of anonymity, a big boss explained to CNBC the reasons for the gap in appreciation between Europeans and Americans: “I’m not sure Europeans understand how weak presidential decrees are. We have a justice system. Congress will likely be divided. It’s good to be careful, but it won’t be the end of the world. »
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