Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban attacked President Trump and Congress for what he sees as a failure of leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, has frequently criticized the federal government for its response to the crisis and did so again on social media Monday evening.
“We are all confused. You know what will make us less confused? Good old fashioned leadership. Right now we have none. There is not a single person in our federal government that we can trust with our lives. That is what this is all about isn’t it? Who can we trust with our lives?” Cuban tweeted in response to New York Times columnist David Brooks, who suggested the government should implement a “national service program” to help young people who will be unemployed and out of school in the fall.
We are all confused. You know what will make us less confused? Good old fashioned leadership. Right now we have none. There is not a single person in our federal government that we can trust with our lives. That is what this is all about isn’t it? Who can we trust with our lives? https://t.co/u8i6tSl0n4
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) May 4, 2020
Cuban, who has previously expressed concern for small business owners, went on to attack lawmakers and the president for prioritizing blaming the other party over helping U.S. citizens.
“Who is taking responsibility? Who is giving us honesty, transparency, candor, facts, hope ? Even if its not what we want to hear. I trust our scientists and those around the world are doing everything possible to come up with a vaccine and therapies, that gives me hope,” he added. “But our Senators, members of Congress and President ain’t doing shit, that I can tell, other than looking for someone to blame. The reality is that we don’t know what the right answers are, but it sure would be nice to be able to have a civil discussion about the options.”
But our Senators, members of Congress and President ain’t doing shit, that I can tell, other than looking for someone to blame. The reality is that we don’t know what the right answers are, but it sure would be nice to be able to have a civil discussion about the options.
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) May 4, 2020
Last month, Cuban revealed that he was not ruling out the possibility of entering the presidential race as a third-party candidate.
“I never would have considered it prior to a month ago, but now things are changing rapidly and dramatically, so there’s different ways to get through those issues you mention. So I’m not saying no, but it’s not certainly something that I’m actively pursuing. I’m just keeping the door open,” he said.
