Kevin O’Leary, the renowned investor and star of “Shark Tank,” doubts Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s financial expertise for the vice presidency. O’Leary shared his concerns on Fox Business, citing his own research into Walz’s minimal financial investments, which have been both praised and criticized for reflecting his modest net worth. O’Leary argued that, despite initial impressions, Walz’s lack of experience in job creation and economic markets could pose significant risks.
“I didn’t know anything about the VP candidate, Tim, and so I did some digging last week – I got the data last Friday. He is not a good manager,” said the investment guru. “If you look at his stewardship of his state, Minnesota, it’s been not good. People may say ‘No, you’re partisan, you’re partisan.’ No, I’m not! I’m looking at the track record of an individual who came into a state and wiped out job creation. He wiped out job creation in professional services, manufacturing, accounting—every subcategory.”
Continuing, he explained how Walz’s policies had caused businesses to leave for better opportunities across the Midwest. “You look at those jobs, and they moved to South Dakota, North Dakota. The South Dakota job rate right now is four times that of Minnesota. Minnesota only creates jobs in services that are funded by the government, such as healthcare and social services; every other sector is in decline. He’s also added a surcharge of one percent (100 basis points) on top of the 9.8% taxes on individuals who are retiring, and of course, they’re leaving the state in droves.” He added: “He’s the best governor for Texas, Florida, North and South Dakota, but not for Minnesota.”
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Earlier this month, O’Leary warned that if Vice President Kamala Harris were to become president, she could mirror Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s extreme leftist policies. O’Leary suggests that such a shift could lead to a significant decline in America’s status and economy, similar to what has been observed in Canada under Trudeau’s leadership.
O’Leary made the remarks during a Friday interview on NewsNation, where he referred to Harris as the “it kid” but criticized her as a “blank sheet of paper” regarding policy positions. He highlighted that, despite her past extreme left-wing views during her unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign, she has yet to clearly define her current policies.
“I don’t blame her for not bringing up policy. She should just rant and rave, saying ‘I’m not Trump’ until August 7 because she’s raising so much money,” he said. “But then, she’s got to talk policy, and I don’t know what that looks like, and nobody does because she’s like a blank sheet of paper.”
The last “it kid” in Western policies, he said, was Trudeau. “There’s an example of an ‘it kid’ up in Canada a few years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,” he said. “Nobody looked at his background. Nobody looked at his policies. He was the ‘it kid.’ That country is on its knees! He wiped it out! Are Americans basically going to hire or basically bring a president that’s another Justin Trudeau?” he asked. “I hope not.
A leading Democratic consultant and operative has dampened a lot of hopes among members of his party who are overly confident about Harris’ chances against former President Donald Trump following President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his reelection bid. In an interview with CNN, David Axelrod, who served as an advisor to then-President Barack Obama, said there is a lot of “irrational exuberance” around Harris’ presidential bid and that the race is “Trump’s to lose.”
“And look, she has a lot of momentum. But if you do look at the polling, this is still a really tight race. This is going to be a hard fight for either side — tough based on the numbers we’re seeing right now,” host Jessica Dean said, setting up Axelrod for a response. “100 percent. There’s a lot of irrational exuberance on the Democratic side of the aisle right now because there was despair for some period of time about what November was going to look like,” he began.
“Now people feel like there’s a chance. But it is absolutely Trump’s race to lose right now. He is ahead and he is ahead in most of the battleground states. They are close, they can be won by either candidate. But there’s a lot to be determined in the next 90-whatever days — 96 or what it is left,” he continued. “So yes, I think it’s a wide-open race, but Trump has the advantage right now and nobody should — nobody should be, nobody should be — everybody should be sober about that on the Democratic side.
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