Cuban: 'I’d rather lose every penny than have Trump as president'

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said on Wednesday that he is more concerned about the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency than he is at the prospect of his team losing fans over his support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

“When it’s all said and done, I’d rather lose every penny than have Trump as president, because I care more about the future of my family, my children than I do about my pocketbook," he said in an interview on NBC Sports Radio’s “The Newy Scruggs Show.” "And if it means we play to empty arenas, I’m down with that."

“Maybe I pick up some fans. Maybe I lose some fans. I don’t know," he continued. "I’ve heard it from both. I’ve had people say, ‘There’s no way I can support you. I won’t go to another Mavs game.’ And I’ve had people say, ‘You know what? We’re buying Mavs tickets.' "

Cuban added that his team will not be staying at any Trump hotels while traveling this season.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/304037-cuban-id-rather-lose-every-penny-than-have-trump-as-president

[brooklynite]

1. Well, I imagine Trump would take a buy out...

[blm]

4. LOL - so he could become a REAL billionaire

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[Yavin4]

2. Well, if Trump wins, he would lose every penny he has.

No joke. People don't understand that the value of our assets are in dollars, and those dollars have value because they're the world's reserve currency. If you want to buy oil any where, you have to do it in dollars.

Trump threatens that delicate balance.

[4lbs]

3. Many businesses know they would suffer under a Trump presidency. Just look at the various

stock and commodities markets' reactions regarding Trump and Hillary.

Whenever the prospect of a Hillary presidency increases, the markets increase.

Trump getting better in the polls? The markets decline.

[sarcasmo]

5. My favorite human this election cycle.

[moreland01]

6. Anna Navarro . . .

is right up there on my list of favorite human this election cycle . But Mr. Cuban is up there too!

[Raine]

9. Anna is great, I just love her!

[JackRiddler]

7. Really? Maybe you should reconsider.

Same article:

But early in the campaign, Cuban appeared to support the real estate mogul, having called him the “probably the best thing to happen to politics in a long, long time” and suggesting that he was willing to be the Republican nominee's running mate.

It wasn’t until late July of this year that Cuban threw his support behind Clinton.

He doesn't have to lose every penny. Where is he right now, that the money is flooding in for the Republicans in every race. Is he willing to give up 10%? 5%. I see no evidence of it.

[sarcasmo]

8. I follow Cuban on Twitter, hammering Trump like no one else online.