JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Offers Policy Advice to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris in New Op-Ed — Is an Endorsement Next?

Aug 03, 2024 02:27 AM - 4 months ago 99374

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is asking existent statesmanlike candidates to merge nan U.S. successful a caller op-ed, without officially endorsing Donald Trump aliases Kamala Harris.

Dimon published an op-ed successful nan Washington Post connected Friday titled "Our adjacent president must reconstruct our religion successful America" and urged nan adjacent President to triumph complete each voters, not conscionable nan ones successful their party.

"Recognize that voters are each different and person bully reasons to deliberation differently," he wrote. "Do not insult, stereotype, weaponize, scapegoat aliases gaslight. And do not onslaught them. Engage them."


JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Dimon emphasized that nan U.S. was astatine a pivotal constituent successful its history and that a agreed state would use everyone.

He stated that it would return "bravery" for nan adjacent President to perceive to opposing views, alteration their mind if needed, and prioritize nan full federation complete nan interests of their party.

"We request to elite a president who is dedicated to nan ideals that specify and merge us, and who is committed to restoring our religion successful America and our indispensable domiciled successful nan world," Dimon wrote.

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Dimon besides said that nan adjacent statesmanlike furniture should beryllium created pinch a attraction connected talent and expertise, not statement aliases sector.

The backstage assemblage creates 85% of jobs successful nan U.S. and "should person a spot astatine nan table," Dimon asserted. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information confirms nan statistic.

Former President Donald Trump said he would consider Dimon for Treasury caput successful June, but later walked backmost support.

Other recommendations successful Dimon's op-ed see unified policies astir housing, immigration, and acquisition and having leaders admit problems. He named erstwhile presidents for illustration Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower arsenic examples to travel and pointed retired that Eisenhower had luncheon pinch politicians he disagreed with, and he listened to what they had to say.

"If we're going to genuinely unify our country, we request to statesman treating opposing views, complaints and critiques arsenic opportunities to find communal crushed and make america better," Dimon wrote.

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