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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Donald Trump was ‘kind of right’ about NATO and immigration
“He's kind of right about NATO. Kind of right about immigration,” Jamie Dimon said
J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said that Donald Trump was "kind of right" about NATO and immigration. He also asked Democrats to "be a little more respectful" of voters backing his campaign.
"When people say MAGA, they're actually looking at people voting for Trump, and they think they're voting — they're basically scapegoating them, that you are like him. But I don't think they're voting for Trump because of his family values," Dimon said during a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview.
"He's kind of right about NATO. Kind of right about immigration," the chief executive continued. "He grew the economy quite well. Tax reform worked. He was right about some of China." During his presidency, Trump has been very critical of NATO.
Dimon also said he wanted Democrats "think a little more carefully" while speaking about MAGA, reiterating that he believes Trump was right about some critical issues.
“I don’t like how [Trump] said things about Mexico … but he wasn’t wrong about some of these critical issues, and that’s why they’re voting for him,” Dimon continued. “And I think people should be a little more respectful of our fellow citizens.”
“I mean, really, can we just stop that stuff and actually grow up and treat other people with respect and listen to them a little bit,” he said, adding, “I think this negative talk about MAGA is going to hurt Biden’s election campaign.”
After Trump's Iowa caucus win, Biden wrote on X, “Looks like Donald Trump just won Iowa. He’s the clear front runner on the other side at this point. But here’s the thing: this election was always going to be you and me vs. extreme MAGA Republicans. It was true yesterday and it’ll be true tomorrow.”
