With Election Day only a week away, the stakes are excessive for each presidential candidates. Whereas by way of media endorsements, Kamala Harris could have an edge over Donald Trump, the previous president has high billionaires in his nook, with Elon Musk main the best way. The Tesla CEO, who endorsed the Republican candidate earlier this yr, has been a frequent at Trump-Vance marketing campaign rallies of late. Let’s check out high American billionaires who’re backing the GOP nominee:
American billionaires backing Trump in 2024 race
Whereas endorsements don’t straight have an effect on a candidate on the polls, they play a major function in shaping a voter’s thoughts. This yr’s presidential race has seen a decline in newspaper endorsements in a putting distinction to previous elections. Nonetheless, as we attain the ultimate week till D-day, a public declaration of assist from an influential determine could play an element within the voters’ closing determination.
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Up till Warren Buffet’s assertion, rumours surrounding the billionaire’s alleged endorsement started circulating on-line. Amid the rising buzz and false narratives about his stance within the presidential election, the 94-year-old issued a press release on his firm, Berkshire Hathaway’s web site, saying, “is not going to… endorse and assist political candidates.”
This is an inventory of high billionaires backing Trump, as reported by Bloomberg:
- Elon Musk
- Stephen Schwarzman
- Thomas Peterffy
- Miriam Adelson
- Jeff Hildebrand
- Jan Koum
- Harold Hamm
- Diane Hendricks
- Tilman Fertitta
- Andy Beal
- Marc Rowan
- Woody Johnson IV
- Invoice Ackman
- Joe Ricketts
- Bernie Marcus
- Kelcy Warren
- Edward Roski
- Gary Rollins
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In the meantime, Washington Submit proprietor Jeff Bezos, who has not endorsed both Trump or Harris, lately made his public remarks on the November election in a bid to clear the air across the publication’s non-endorsement of both candidate. “Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” the Amazon founder wrote.
“No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None. What presidential endorsements really do is create a notion of bias. A notion of non-independence. Ending them is a principled determination, and it’s the precise one,” he added, per CNN.
