LA CROSSE, Wis. – Mark Cuban took aim at former President Trump and calmed the audience at Vice President Kamala Harris' rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
“Trump stole Christmas,” Cuban accused, referring to the popular Christmas classic.
The billionaire businessman claimed the former president wants him to “have a bad Christmas” because his proposed tariffs would increase the price of some Christmas presents.
Cuban, a co-star on the popular long-running business reality show “Shark Tank” and former majority owner of professional basketball's Dallas Mavericks, has been heavily represented as Harris' representative since she was replaced by Democratic President Biden. is attracting attention. I got my 2024 ticket almost 3 months ago.
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Thursday, October 17, 2024 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin) ((AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
Now, Cuba has gone on the offensive on behalf of the vice president, attacking President Trump over his tariff proposals.
“This man has little understanding of tariffs. He thinks China will pay for the tariffs. This is the man who thought Mexico will pay for the wall,” Cuban argued.
Cuban made two appearances Thursday with Harris in the battleground state of Wisconsin, in a business school class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and at a rally in La Crosse, making key appearances likely to determine the outcome of the match. It marks the beginning of several days of election campaigning in battleground states. Trump wins the White House.
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Mr. Cuban will hold a town hall in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday to discuss Ms. Harris' newly announced Opportunity Policy, before heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Sunday to campaign with Second Class Douglas Emhoff. be.
Mark Cuban speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in La Crosse, Wis. (AP Photo/Abby Parr) (AP Photo/Abby Parr)
A prominent figure in both the business and sports worlds, Cuban's efforts could help Harris step up her efforts to appeal to young male voters in her close race against Trump.
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Mr. Cuban's campaign appearance on Thursday comes as Mr. Trump's most famous billionaire backer, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is perhaps the most important of the seven battleground states. It took place while he was campaigning on behalf of the former president in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Musk spoke at a town hall in suburban Philadelphia, the second in a series of events for Mr. Trump to win Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes.
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall supporting Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Folsom, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
“I’m in Pennsylvania, and I’m here for a very important reason, as you know…I can’t stress enough that Pennsylvania…is a lynchpin, and this “This election and this election, I think, will decide the fate of America,” Musk said.
Musk isn't just campaigning on Trump's behalf.
The world's estimated richest man has donated about $75 million to super PACs supporting Mr. Trump, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission.
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