Cuban on Trump at SXSW: 'The guy hasn't read a book in 30 years'
AUSTIN -- Mark Cuban is not a big fan of President Donald Trump — and the Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” co-host made that clear again at South by Southwest Interactive on Sunday in a 2,000-capacity ballroom at the Austin Convention Center, as part of the larger South by Southwest music/film/technology festival.
“The policies of his that are pretty much traditional conservative on the economics side, I like. On the social side, I hate,” he said. “But in terms of him personally, he’s a Zoolander president.”
Along with Adam Lyons, founder of the insurance-comparison site The Zebra, Cuban was speaking on a panel whose topic was “Is Government Disrupting Disruption?,” referring to how such startup upstarts as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb have run into trouble with governmental regulations.
But much of the discussion, and his liveliest banter, was reserved for the president. “The guy hasn’t read a book in 30 years,” he continued. “I’m fine with reducing regulation. I’m fine with kill two, add one … but I like a president that reads.”
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