Harris Camp Requested For VP Vetting Papers

Final summer time, through the top of the presidential marketing campaign—not the Biden v. Trump one, the Harris v. Trump one—I heard a rumor whereas within the MSNBC inexperienced room. Mark Cuban, the previous proprietor of the Dallas Mavericks, Shark Tank stalwart, and indefatigable Democratic surrogate, had been requested to submit VP vetting papers by the Harris marketing campaign.

I by no means was capable of nail down the rumor—till now. In an interview Thursday, Cuban confirmed that he was, certainly, requested. He additionally mentioned that he declined the supply as a result of his vetting ebook could be too lengthy and it wasn’t well worth the hassle for somebody who, in his personal admission, wouldn’t be “excellent because the number-two particular person.”

Past elevating the tantalizing risk of what the 2024 marketing campaign might have been, Cuban additionally addressed all kinds of different issues: his plan to repair well being care, the Trump report card, AI, crypto, Nikola Jokic, and whether or not there’s an opportunity he may attempt to run for president himself in 2028.

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