- Donald Trump has said Jamie Dimon is “someone I would consider” for Treasury secretary.
- Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek that he has “a lot of respect” for the JPMorgan CEO.
- Trump previously called Dimon an “overrated globalist” for his endorsement of Republican rival Nikki Haley.
Jamie Dimon could join former President Donald Trump’s Cabinet if the Republican candidate wins in November.
President Trump offered glowing praise for the JPMorgan chief executive in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published Tuesday.
“I have a lot of respect for Jamie Dimon,” Trump told the outlet.
Asked if Dimon could be the next Treasury secretary, Trump added: “Certainly it’s someone I’d consider.”
The remarks are surprising given how scathing Trump was when Dimon endorsed his rival Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign.
“Even if you’re a very liberal Democrat, I want you to support Nikki Haley,” Dimon told attendees at the DealBook Summit hosted by The New York Times in November. “I want you to have a better option on the Republican side than Trump.”
Dimon’s solicitation of donations for Haley quickly drew the ire of President Trump, who called Dimon an “overrated globalist” in a November Truth Social post.
“I was never the biggest fan of Jamie Dimon but when he came wooing me to the White House I had no choice but to live with him. Looks like I don’t have to live with him anymore which is a really good thing!” Trump wrote in November.
Right-wing figures “Globalist” refer Extreme conspiracy theories about The elite conspiracy They secretly control the world. Trump has been known to use the term derogatory, calling his former protégé, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a “RINO globalist.”
But Trump now appears to feel differently about Dimon.
First, Haley is no longer a threat to Trump’s presidential ambitions: The former South Carolina governor dropped her presidential bid in March and endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
Dimon has also softened his stance on Trump, praising the former president’s policy record in January.
“He was right about NATO, he was right about immigration,” Dimon told CNBC at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. “He grew the economy pretty well. Tax reform worked. He was partly right about China.”
To be sure, Dimon has not signaled he plans to leave JPMorgan anytime soon: At the bank’s investor day in May, he said he plans to stay on for another three and a half years, according to Reuters.
That said, Dimon hasn’t completely written off a political career.
“Obviously, I’ve thought about it because people say all sorts of things to you. I love my country and maybe one day I’ll serve my country in some way,” Dimon told Bloomberg TV in May.
Representatives for Trump and Dimon did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside of regular business hours.
