- Donald Trump says Jamie Dimon “is someone I would consider” for Treasury Secretary.
- Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek that he has “great respect” for the JPMorgan CEO.
- Trump previously called Dimon a “vastly overrated globalist” for supporting his Republican rival, Nikki Haley.
It looks like Jamie Dimon could get a spot in former President Donald Trump’s Cabinet if the Republican nominee wins this November.
Trump was full of praise for the JPMorgan chief in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview published Tuesday.
“I have great respect for Jamie Dimon,” Trump told the outlet.
“He’s someone I would consider, absolutely,” he added when asked if Dimon could be the next Treasury secretary.
The remarks were 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 urge you, do Nikki Haley a favor,” Dimon told attendees at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in November. “Get a choice on the Republican side that might be better than Trump.”
Dimon’s call for Haley to donate quickly drew Trump’s ire. The former president called Dimon a “grossly overrated globalist” in a Truth Social post in November.
“I was never a big fan of Jamie Dimon, but had to live with this guy when he came begging to the White House. I guess I don’t have to live with him anymore, and that’s a very good thing!” Trump wrote in November.
Right wing figures use the word “globalist” to refer to fringe conspiracy theory about a elite group secretly controlling the world. Trump has been known to use the term as an insult — he called his former protégé, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a “globalist RINO.”
But it seems Trump may feel differently about Dimon now.
First, Haley is no longer a threat to Trump’s presidential ambitions. The former South Carolina governor ended her presidential campaign in March and endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
Dimon also softened his stance on Trump and praised the former president’s policy track record in January.
“He was kind of right about NATO. He was kind of 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 right about some things about China.”
To be sure, Dimon has not indicated that he plans to leave JPMorgan anytime soon. During an investor day at the bank in May, Dimon said he intended to stay on for another three and a half years, according to Reuters.
However, Dimon has not completely ruled out a career in politics.
“Of course, it crossed my mind because people mention things like that to you. I love my country, and maybe someday I’ll serve my country in one capacity or another,” Dimon told Bloomberg TV in May.
Representatives for Trump and Dimon did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside of regular business hours.
