Jamie Dimon denies claims of supporting Trump

JP Morgan Chase On Friday, the company’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, flatly denied endorsing Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, but minutes later the Republican candidate said that Dimon is currently He claimed on social media that he supports the

“Jamie Dimon doesn’t endorse anyone. He doesn’t endorse candidates,” Dimon spokesman Joe Evangelisti told CNBC by phone.

Trump posted a false screenshot on Truth Social saying, “New: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon endorses Trump for President.”

The claim appears to have originated from X’s verified account early Friday. The story was quickly amplified on social media by other pro-Trump accounts, and by the former president himself, before Banks issued a denial.

When NBC News asked President Trump about the post late Friday, he said he was unaware of the post and that he did not post it.

“Someone posted it for me.” President Trump saidhe added, “I don’t know.”

The post was published at 1:56 p.m. ET and was still visible on President Trump’s official account more than two hours later.

The Trump campaign did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment.

Mr. Dimon said in September that he would not support Mr. Trump or Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

“No one is supporting it at this point,” Dimon said. CNBCTV-18 At the JP Morgan Investor Summit in Mumbai.

Although Mr. Dimon has occasionally expressed legitimate praise for Mr. Trump, the two have clashed repeatedly over the years.

During the Republican presidential primary, Mr. Dimon urged business executives to back former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over Mr. Trump.

President Trump slammed Dimon for standing by Haley, saying, “I had to live with this man when he came to the White House begging.”

— NBC News” jake trailer Contributed to the report.