{"id":2359870,"date":"2024-10-26T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-investors-assess-2024-election-in-presidential-races-twilight-hours-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T06:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T10:21:30","slug":"billionaire-investors-assess-2024-election-in-presidential-races-twilight-hours-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-investors-assess-2024-election-in-presidential-races-twilight-hours-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire investors assess 2024 election in presidential race\u2019s twilight hours &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbillionaire-investors-assess-2024-election-in-presidential-races-twilight-hours-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2359870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-ask-him-even-trump-doesnt-know-if-desantis-is-running-in-24\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Ask Him\u2019: Even Trump Doesn\u2019t Know If DeSantis Is Running In \u201924\">2024 presidential election approaches<\/a>,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/startup-backed-by-billionaire-investors-on-crusade-against-climate-investing\/\" title=\"Startup Backed by Billionaire Investors on Crusade Against \u201cClimate Investing\u201d\">billionaire investors<\/a> \u200dare sharing their assessments\u200c and predictions regarding the upcoming race. Prominent \u200cfigures \u200dsuch as Bill Ackman, Paul\u200b Tudor Jones, and Howard Lutnick have \u200cprovided insights \u200cinto their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">political leanings<\/a> and \u200bconcerns for the\u2062 future.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Ackman, known \u200bfor \u200dhis investments in major companies like Google \u2064and Chipotle, has openly endorsed Donald \u2062Trump, attributing \u200bhis support to issues like foreign policy, immigration, and the economy. He argues that the world \u2063was a safer place during Trump&#8217;s presidency due to his strong stance \u200dagainst dictators.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, \u200cPaul Tudor Jones has expressed skepticism about both presidential candidates, \u200bstating that they \u200dare the &#8220;two people least suited for the job.&#8221; While he anticipates a potential Trump victory, he refrains from endorsing\u2062 any candidate, \u2063citing the deep\u2062 divisions in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Howard\u2062 Lutnick, CEO of Cantor-Fitzgerald and a co-chairman of the \u200bTrump-Vance transition \u200dteam,\u200d discusses \u200dTrump&#8217;s proposed\u200c tariffs, indicating that\u2064 while\u200c such measures might\u2062 cause temporary price increases, they \u200dcould benefit American production in \u2064the long \u2062term.<\/p>\n<p>these billionaire investors are navigating complex political dynamics\u2062 as\u2064 the election nears, balancing\u200d their financial interests\u2064 with their predictions \u200dabout the potential\u2062 outcomes and economic implications of \u2063the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Billionaire investors assess 2024 election in presidential race&rsquo;s twilight hours<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1843775\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 presidential election<\/a> is only days away, and several billionaire investors have weighed in on what can be expected from the matchup, including predicting who could win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Both former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> have received the backing of a few multibillionaires. Yet, other high-dollar names are opting not to reveal their political support ahead of the election.&nbsp;As the 2024 election cycle nears its end, however, all are expecting consequences to follow the selection of the nation&rsquo;s next leader<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill Ackman<\/h2>\n<p>Ackman, best known for <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">investing in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a>&nbsp;and Chipotle,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081568\/bill-ackman-endorses-trump-following-attempted-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed Trump&rsquo;s 2024 presidential bid in July<\/a>&nbsp;and defended his choice to support the former president&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3200235\/bill-ackman-cnbc-trump-dictators-in-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during a sit-down interview Wednesday<\/a>. The investor dismissed the possibility that his political endorsement could harm<\/span> his connections to Google, adding that if it does, &ldquo;so be it.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his interview, which got a bit heated at times, Ackman detailed how his support for Trump largely stems from three factors: foreign policy, immigration, and the economy. Ackman largely focused on Trump&rsquo;s handling of foreign affairs, arguing the world has become notably more dangerous since he left office in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a reason why the world was a safer place &mdash; because the dictators feared Trump,&rdquo; Ackman said on CNBC&rsquo;s <em>Squawk Box<\/em>. &ldquo;And Trump says, &lsquo;Look, if you step into Ukraine, I&rsquo;m going to bomb Moscow.&rsquo; Let&rsquo;s assume he would say something like that. Putin would take that kind of thing seriously from him. He wouldn&rsquo;t know whether he was serious or not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillAckman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillAckman<\/a> outlines the reasons why he&#8217;s supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>, ranging from foreign policy to leadership strength: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5WV0tU7yn\">pic.twitter.com\/t5WV0tU7yn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquawkCNBC\/status\/1849087866548183454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Tudor Jones<\/h2>\n<p>Tudor Jones, founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/robinhood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robin Hood Foundation<\/a>, indicated Tuesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3198458\/paul-tudor-jones-trump-victory-concerns-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he is preparing for a Trump victory<\/a>, though he prefaced his prediction by stating he does not have &ldquo;great insights&rdquo; on it. He also expressed criticism of both presidential candidates, deeming them &ldquo;the two people least suited for the job&rdquo; of president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have moved in that direction, for sure,&rdquo; Jones explained on CNBC&rsquo;s <em>Squawk Box<\/em>. &ldquo;It just means more inflation trades, which I&rsquo;d love to get to, but I think it&rsquo;s really important that we frame where we are right now, and where we are is an incredible moment in U.S. history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;You have to let the tax cuts expire,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ptj_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ptj_official<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to be broke really quickly unless we get serious about dealing with our spending issues.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y9tcxiVQ8q\">pic.twitter.com\/Y9tcxiVQ8q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquawkCNBC\/status\/1848716287041511705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Unlike Ackman, Jones has chosen not to endorse one candidate over another or even reveal who he is voting for. The billionaire cited how &ldquo;divided&rdquo; the nation currently is while stating he has &ldquo;great relations with whichever administration goes on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Howard Lutnick<\/h2>\n<p>Lutnick, the CEO and chairman of Cantor-Fitzgerald, is also the co-chairman of the Trump-Vance transition team. He clarified Trump&rsquo;s plans for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> on other countries, a tactic the former president has pushed on the campaign trail to increase the nation&rsquo;s productivity. Lutnick listed an example in which automakers in the United States are unable to sell vehicles in certain international markets, whereas these same markets can sell their cars within the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about shortages that could occur in between enacting tariffs on other countries and the U.S. producing the products it typically imports from other countries, Lutnick argued one would be &ldquo;correct&rdquo; to predict price increases. However, he said similar products would not increase in price, listing Fiji Water and its competing water brands as an example for his argument.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anybody who says it&rsquo;s inflation is completely wrong because the other product hasn&rsquo;t gone up,&rdquo; Lutnick said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s only one way to get inflation: print more money and give it to all of us. When we all have more money, everything is more expensive. So here is the idea: put a tariff out, and say to the company, &lsquo;If you come to America and you produce in America, you get a tax credit for your tariff.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xx5AivagI5g?si=Fa5pxno3TZFyZsLh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the election, Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and a Democratic megadonor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3201585\/reid-hoffman-donor-gop-women-pac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">donated over $500,000 to the political action committee Women4Us<\/a>. With the super PAC&rsquo;s support of Harris, he is its biggest donor by far. The super PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/womenforus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">calls<\/a> itself a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.women4us.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cohort<\/a> of &ldquo;current and former Republican women&rdquo; encouraging other women who lean politically right to vote against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, the owner of social media platform X, has been a major advocate of Trump in the 2024 election, attempting to drive voter turnout in swing states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3197934\/republicans-concerned-elon-musk-1-million-lottery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">daily million-dollar giveaway<\/a><\/a>. The former president, meanwhile, has hinted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3187399\/trump-to-put-musk-in-charge-of-trimming-bureaucratic-fat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">enlisting Musk to serve in his second presidency<\/a> should he win the election, giving the billionaire the unofficial title of &ldquo;secretary of cost-cutting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1843775\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843775\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire investors weigh in on the upcoming 2024 election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2359871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Harris-and-Trump-2024-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,4121,5311,32378,32076],"class_list":["post-2359870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-billionaires","tag-investors","tag-presidential-race","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Harris-and-Trump-2024-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}