JPMorgan Chase President Jamie Dimon spoke with Kamala Harris at the White House last week after criticizing the Biden administration earlier this year, saying Donald Trump was “sort of right” on a number of key policy issues. It is reported that he had lunch with Mr.
A private one-on-one meeting between the Wall Street titan and the vice president was not revealed in Harris’ public schedule. According to the Financial Timescited an anonymous source.
Dimon, who describes himself as “hardly a Democrat,” met separately with White House chief of staff Jeff Zients, as well as federal regulators and members of Congress during his time in Washington, according to the FT. .
It was unclear what was discussed at Dimon’s lunch with Harris and other meetings with government officials last week, the FT reported.
A representative for JPMorgan declined the Post’s request for comment.
Dimon’s visit to the White House comes after the 67-year-old banking executive was put on ice by President Joe Biden’s administration because he clearly supported Republican policies and called Donald Trump “sort of right.” This took place about a month after the news was published.
Dimon has been in the White House in recent months after telling Democrats to “respect” Trump supporters in an eyebrow-raising live TV interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. He has been labeled as “curious” by those involved.
“If you’re watching, take a step back and be honest. He’s right in a way about NATO. He’s right in a way about immigration. He’s grown the economy very well…Tax reform has worked. . He was right about parts of China,” Dimon said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
The interview, people familiar with the matter told the Post last month, created a point of no return in the already strained relationship between Dimon and Biden, but it is likely that the Republican primary for the 2023 Dealbook Summit in November. The relationship gained momentum after Dimon urged Democrats to support Haley in the election, the sources said.
“Even if you’re a very liberal Democrat, please help Nikki Haley,” he said at the time, adding that if Trump returns to the Oval Office in January 2025, he would He also said that he would cooperate with
“I’m not going to take myself off the field,” Dimon said.
As a result, Dimon “will no longer participate in meetings with the president,” a White House official said.
Mr. Dimon is likely to intervene publicly in political debates, especially after Larry Fink, the historically outspoken head of BlackRock Inc., recently said he is He remains the only prominent CEO of a huge company willing to do so. ‘Embarrassing’ about involvement in ESG [environmental, social and governance] discussion.
Meanwhile, Dimon has spoken out on so many political topics that it was rumored in 2018 that he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.
However, JP Morgan later denied that the rumor was true.
