after Elon Musk vowed to donate $45 million a month to a pro-Trump Super PAC, fellow billionaire Mark Cuban is taking a stand in the other direction.
On X, the app formally known as Twitter and owned by Musk, The Cuban replied in a post by venture capitalist David Sacks that listed Silicon Valley leaders who support Trump for President, including Musk.
“The choice is clear,” Musk wrote, and Cuban replied, “The virtue of selfishness.”
The Virtue of Selfishness https://t.co/WmwwPA2lmB
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 17, 2024
Cuban followed up by saying “opposite opinion“It probably won't be popular,” but he thinks Silicon Valley's support for former President Trump is “a bitcoin game.”
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“Not because the former President is a much stronger supporter of crypto. That's good,” he wrote. “But it doesn't really affect the price of crypto. It makes it easier to operate a crypto business because of the inevitable and necessary changes at the SEC.”
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Here's a contrarian take on Silicon Valley's show of support for former President Trump. Which like all my opinions here, probably won't be popular.It is a bitcoin game.
Not because the former President is a much stronger supporter of crypto. This is beautiful.…
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 17, 2024
Musk and Cuban have a long and complicated relationship that has often played out on social media, where they've argued about everything from Twitter verification to politics.
“The legacy blue sign meant that someone took the time to decide that the user might be able to contribute something more.” Cuban wrote after Musk changed the verification process.
At the beginning of this monthHowever, Cuban gave Musk rare praise after using xAi ChatGPT competitor Grok, which Cuban said was “remarkable” technology. Now, the billionaire can't get enough.
On Wednesday, Cuban called Musk “soul mate” and thanked him for creating Grok.
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Cuban is a registered independent, but has expressed his support for presidential candidate Joe Biden in the past.
“If they had his last wake, and it was him against Trump, and he was given the last rites, I would vote for Joe Biden again.” Cuban told Bloomberg earlier this year.