Mark Cuban, Shark Tank star, Dallas Mavs owner, and Pittsburgh native, endorsed Hillary Clinton at a Clinton/Kaine rally in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Cuban said that Donald Trump scares him, but that as a business person, he’d hoped that things would have been different because he saw opportunity there. He told the crowd gathered in Pittsburgh that Trump is “batsh*t crazy.”
Cuban also said that he talked directly to Trump before endorsing Hillary, but ultimately didn’t feel that Trump was willing to do the work that is necessary to lead the country. He contacted John Podesta, the Clinton campaign chairman, on Thursday night saying that he was ready to endorse Hillary. The timing was good as Clinton and Kaine have been traveling through the Pennsylvania Rust Belt, and the timing worked out well with their stop in Cuban’s hometown of Pittsburgh.
Cuban played right to the crowd as he spoke on Saturday as he discussed Trump, his campaign, and his temperament:
You know what we call a person like that — the screamers, the yellers, the people that try to intimidate you? You know what we call a person like that in Pittsburgh? A jagoff. Is there any bigger jagoff in the world than Donald Trump?”
‘Jagoff’ is a “Pittsburghese” term used in western Pennsylvania to describe someone who is stupid, inept, or incompetent.
As Hillary spoke about her plan to make sure the wealthiest people were paying their fair share of taxes, she turned to Mark Cuban and said, “Sorry, Mark.”
To see Mark Cuban’s entire speech, check out the video below:
What social media had to say about Cuban’s Clinton endorsement
I used to look up to @MCuban until he endorsed Hillary Clinton, I think he's just jealous of @realDonaldTrump
— Tyler Webster (@tylerrwebster) August 1, 2016
Note: @mcuban is a libertarian. He disagrees with Hillary on a lot. But even he can see she's the only real choice. https://t.co/iSSRQ4tszT
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) July 31, 2016
.@mcuban made a surprise endorsement of @HillaryClinton yesterday: https://t.co/AevgojNmQM
— Correct The Record (@CorrectRecord) July 31, 2016
@mcuban @piersmorgan @realDonaldTrump so then Trump is really running so Hillary will win? Why are you complaining!
— @Mystic (@gaylahuckaby) July 23, 2016
@mcuban @JGRIDLOCK you can do this #stronger together with DEMOCRATS give voice to the unspoken, this will help us put HILLARY into the WH
— Marcia clarke (@marciac83085227) July 23, 2016
@mcuban @HillaryClinton Honestly, Hillary could be AI and I'd still vote for her over Trump. He's beyond underqualified.
— Agree to Disagree (@VerifiedTweeter) July 23, 2016
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