Last Updated on 09/09/2024 by Arun jain
Political Assistant Stephen Millerone Donald Trumphas been criticized by advisers, TV stars and investors Mark Cuban.
A billionaire business owner who is one of the “sharks”. Shark TankMiller has been embroiled in an online war of words since September 4, as the pair disagree about trade tariffs and American economic policy proposals in the run-up to November’s presidential election.
Cuban has He was a long-time critic of TrumpHe became a reality TV star with a business owner himself the apprentice. In 2016, when she ran against Trump Hillary Clinton For the presidency, Cuban formally endorsed the Democrat and referred to Trump as a “jagoff” (Pittsburgh slang for inappropriate jerk). In subsequent elections, the Shark Tank Starr continues to throw his support behind Trump’s Democratic opponents: Joe Biden In 2020 and Kamala Harris In 2024.
The dispute between Cuban and Miller began last week when Cuban criticized Trump’s economic policies on the social media site X, previously TwitterThe former president outlined why he opposed punitive tariffs that he said would protect American industries.
“There’s a big difference between a targeted tariff and an across-the-board tariff,” Cuban told his nearly 9 million X followers, adding: “Aboard tariffs tax everyone. They don’t make sense.”
Cuban also said that Harris “listens to business and wants to help our industries succeed.”
Miller responded to the post on September 5, writing“Mark Cuban epitomizes the billionaire elite whose bottom line depends on offshoring, hence his support for a pro-offshoring candidate: Kamala Harris.”
He continued: “Trump’s entire plan is dedicated to building massive manufacturing wealth for American labor, Kamala’s entire plan is dedicated to enriching foreign workers, foreign nations and her donors who invest in foreign factories. Trump is for Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Detroit and Raleigh. Kamala is for Beijing, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh and every other remote destination except America.
Mark Cuban epitomizes the billionaire elite whose bottom line depends on offshoring, hence his support for a pro-offshoring candidate: Kamala Harris.
Let’s break this down. Countries with large and prosperous manufacturing sectors tax imports, not their own domestic producers — in… https://t.co/Y25AoqKVvA
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) September 5, 2024
By that post a Response from Cuban, and the pair have continued to go back and forth.
“You’re a funny boy aren’t you Stephen?” Cuba responded on Friday. He also took some time to correct Miller’s spelling. “First. Pittsburgh has an h at the end. More importantly, I worked to help a portfolio company, @guardianbikes move their manufacturing from offshore to Indiana. And we built a @costplusdrugs robotics-based factory in Dallas. We make things like pediatric cancer drugs that are in short supply. Your turn.”
Miller shot back, “How many of your Shark Tank companies have you advised to move their production overseas to hire cheap foreign labor?”
Cuban replied: “You can’t get out of your own way, you can say yes. The tweet you refer to is about a company I helped bring their product back to Indiana. Lol you have the movie I greenlit, The China Hustle. You should also watch this video, where I said that all Chinese IPOs should be stopped because the clueless SEC is allowing IPOs without access to their books.
Miller responded: “You opposed Trump’s China tariffs because you wanted to import cheap components from China, instead of joining us to restore the supply chain in the USA. And you still won’t answer the question: How many sharks do you Advised tank companies to shift manufacturing overseas?”
“Zero,” Cuban replied. “Another fact for you. I invested in Wecultivate.us which aims to be a browser extension that allows shoppers to determine if a product was made in the USA.”
“Now it’s my turn,” he added. “Does Donald Trump make products overseas? Yes or no?”
In a follow-up post, Cuban returned to his question, reminding Miller that he was “still waiting for answers on whether Trump makes his products here in the USA? You must have some hats that you can check?”
Cuban later posted: “To all Trump supporters. A question. What startups has Donald Trump ever invested in that didn’t involve a family member?
Miller does not appear to have answered any of the questions posed by Cuban, but the pair then clashed further about tariffs and immigration issues.
On Sunday, Miller accused Cuban of “not telling the truth” about his investment portfolio, adding, “If you’re really reinventing the supply chain in the U.S. you’re going to be celebrating tariffs on China.”
Cuban responded early Monday and apologized for one of his earlier posts, which no longer appears online.
“First my bad for being rude. I deleted that post,” he said before pressing his point. He wrote: “Our experience with a company moving into robotics in Indiana is that the previous administration’s tariffs cost us a lot of money, which we had to pay in tariffs to import the parts we needed, and in sales or margins. We have either passed on the tariff cost to consumers, or absorbed the cost ourselves.”
“I think the point you’re missing is that when you think that tariffs just make foreign goods more expensive and allow companies to shift from importing goods to manufacturing, that’s an oversimplification,” Cuban added. .
Miller hasn’t responded, so it remains to be seen if the online controversy will continue throughout the week.
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