Billionaire Bill Ackman publicly endorses Trump following assassination attempt

Billionaire Invoice Ackman “formally” endorsed President Trump after his tried assassination in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Greater than 19 million folks have considered Ackman’s endorsement publish because it went out late Saturday night time. 

“I got here to this choice a while in the past as many @X followers have already understood from my supportive posts of Trump and my criticisms of @POTUS Biden,” Ackman stated. “The rationale why I’ve not but formally completed so is that I need to clarify my pondering intimately and tackle the arguments put forth by others in opposition to Trump.”

Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Sq. Capital Administration, stated it might take a “long-form publish” to clarify his pondering. He stated he didn’t have the time “nor felt the urgency” to write down the publish previous to the capturing that befell at a Trump rally that injured the higher a part of Trump’s ear, left one rally attendee lifeless and two spectators critically injured.

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Ackman believes the upcoming presidential election is among the “most consequential” in his lifetime, and says he has spent a couple of hours lately with Trump. He requested voters to “hold an open thoughts.” He stated a extra detailed publish explaining his place will come sooner or later.

In January, Ackman stated President Biden was not match to serve, and known as on him to step apart throughout an interview on CNBC’s “Squawkbox.”

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Former President Trump is rushed offstage after the capturing at his rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Photographs)

Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Musk shortly took to X following President Trump’s assassination try Saturday to say that he absolutely endorses him.  (  / Getty Photographs)

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Billionaire Elon Musk additionally introduced that he “absolutely helps” Trump shortly after the photographs rang out in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

“All of us have an obligation to face up and be counted,” Ackman stated in a subsequent X publish on Sunday. 

FOX Enterprise’ Timothy Nerozzi, Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Julia Johnson contributed to this report.