“Batshit Crazy” Trump Claims Mark Cuban, Who Endorsed Clinton, “Backed Me Big-Time”
President Attacks Billionaire Entrepreneur: “He’s Not Smart Enough To Run For President!”
UPDATE: The New York Post reported Sunday that the White House is tracking Democrats who could challenge Trump in 2020, including Cuban.
I know Mark Cuban well. He backed me big-time but I wasn’t interested in taking all of his calls.He’s not smart enough to run for president!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2017
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday morning that billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who endorsed Hillary Clinton and once called Trump “batshit crazy,” actually backed him — “big time.”Â
“I know Mark Cuban well. He backed me big-time but I wasn’t interested in taking all of his calls. He’s not smart enough to run for president!” Trump wrote.Â
It’s unclear what Trump was responding to, but Cuban recently told TMZ he doesn’t think the president will last four years. Cuban also recently advised CEOs to “be an American citizen first” despite potential backlash against their businesses if they criticize Trump.
Here’s how Cuban responded to Trump’s tweet:Â
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 12, 2017
I don’t know. But isn’t it better for all of us that he is tweeting rather than trying to govern ? https://t.co/953MuEdfeu
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 12, 2017
Back in May, Cuban said he’d consider a possible future run for president. But in July, Cuban endorsed Clinton last July, saying he thought Trump had gone “batshit crazy” and questioning whether there was “any bigger jagoff in the world.”
“Trump scares me,” Cuban said. “Donald, initially, I really hoped he would be something different, that as a businessperson, I thought there was an opportunity there. But then he went off the reservation and went batshit crazy.
If by “backing me big time” Donald Trump means Mark Cuban endorsed Hillary Clinton then yes. https://t.co/M14VVeA9yt https://t.co/dfJDL8oX0o
— Samuel Burke (@samuelcnn) February 12, 2017
Maybe it’s safer for us all that Trump obsesses over Mark Cuban, rather than Kim Jong-un. pic.twitter.com/bSfL9hYDge
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 12, 2017
Our Asshole-In-Chief is live tweeting his own psychological breakdown #DoContinue https://t.co/gup0jzjQa4
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 12, 2017
Mark Cuban has to run for president now just to troll Trump. https://t.co/yHlg85TTIi
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 12, 2017
I thought most our presidents were stupid. https://t.co/d60AuvUHtN
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) February 12, 2017
Trump is tougher on @mcuban than Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/8JHzdOY6QP
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 12, 2017
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