Posted on 11/27/2023 12:25:45 PM PST by Alter Kaker
Home Depot co-founder and billionaire Ken Langone plans to meet with former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley next week in New York, as he considers backing her in the Republican presidential primary.
“The only person I see who can give [Donald] Trump a run for his money is Nikki Haley,” Langone told CNBC in an interview Monday, referring to the former president and current Republican frontrunner.
Langone declined to give the date of the meeting, but the former South Carolina governor is scheduled to be in New York on Dec. 4, for a fundraising event co-hosted by attorney Eric Levine.
Before Langone would commit to hosting his own fundraiser for Haley, however, he said he wanted to meet with her in person.
A spokesperson for the Haley campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Langone’s interest in backing Haley over his previous first choice, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has been growing for several months. He began to sour on DeSantis after the Florida governor signed a six-week abortion ban bill in April, he told CNBC.
“I think he’s come across too hardass,” Langone said of DeSantis’ position on abortion.
Langone said he supported Haley’s stance on abortion, which is that individual states should decide the issue. Earlier this month, Haley said that if the South Carolina state legislature had passed a six-week abortion ban while she was governor, she would have signed it.
Langone has contributed to both Haley and DeSantis, but Langone’s most recent donation to one of them was to the Florida governor this summer, according to Federal Election Commission records.
If Langone were to switch teams, and help Haley raise money, he would join a growing list of Republican financiers who are aligning themselves with Haley.
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A fool and is money are soon parted.
He must like throwing his money away!
Trump “Too hardass”?! Needs to be harder at this point. We have no need for a swishy, hand wringer.
I would never vote for her. Never.
He’s just full of bad picks.
I’ve seen Langone over the years on TV interviews. Quite a bit of bombast there. One of the blessing/curses of independent wealth is that you can say most anything without suffering consequences. He’s at that point.
Trump is the only person who, if he won, would have the people to thank. He’s also the only one who can only fall back on the people.
War monger & Deep State Hack Nikki Harpy
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are the best politicians that money can buy.
Just a little preening for his billionaire globalist peers.
Bernie Marcus, the 94-year-old cofounder of Home Depot, has endorsed
Donald Trump's campaign for reelection, in a win for the embattled ex-
president's bid to woo back the Republican party megadonors that have abandoned him. Nov 10, 2023
This dude wants Home Depot to supply all the lumber to rebuild Ukraine, Gaza, Syria and every other Third World dump Nikki Haley wants to add to the list of U.S. military adventures.
Hey Jerk, just dump your money directly into the toilet, you will get the same results. Nikki has changed her stance on things based on what she thinks will work. We’ve seen that before and it won’t work
Might as well give his money to LGBQT,s for Islam. It will have the same result. And I thought Home Depot liked the color orange.
“He must like throwing his money away!”
I’m thinking he doesn’t think much of his kids, or ex-wives.
I presume Ken has a bunker in New Zealand, or a seagoing yacht, or (probably) both?
Ken is no dummy, I’ve spoken with him in the past.
He IS being a fool here.
I stand corrected. That being said, we need to primary out every RINO traitor.
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