What Mark Cuban is up to these days
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Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban has been a fierce advocate of Vice President Harris' campaign for president, but says he has no political aspirations of his own.
Why it matters: Cuban has been a key fixture in sports and business for decades. He's now using his influence to promote transparency in the pharmaceutical industry and advocate for politicians whose values align closely with his.
The latest: Cuban wants to focus on being an entrepreneur, he told ABC this week.
- "I've no interest, no interest in being a politician of any type. I have no interest in serving in the cabinet for Kamala Harris or anybody. I like being a disruptor as an entrepreneur," he said.
State of play: Cuban is neither Democrat nor Republican — he's an independent voter. "I think for myself," Cuban told ABC.
- He voted for Nikki Haley in the Republican primary. She's now backing former President Trump.
- Cuban has also said that he supports Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred's campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas and Republican John Deaton's race against Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts.
The intrigue: Cuban says he hasn't "given a penny" to any campaign since 2002, despite being in regular contact with Harris' team and campaigning with her this election.
- "If I feel passionate about the candidate, I'll help. … I don't want them to work with me because I paid them to work with me," he told ABC.
The other side: Austin billionaire Elon Musk gave nearly $75 million in three months to his pro-Trump America PAC.
- He also pledged to give $1 million each day to registered voters in battleground states who sign a petition launched by his pro-Trump political action committee. He later reframed the giveaways after receiving criticism that they could violate federal law.
The bottom line: Cuban, who sold his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks last year, says Cost Plus Drugs is his primary focus now.
- "I don't need the money. The next dollar is not gonna change my life. My future is to [expletive] up health care," he said on a podcast.
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