Mark Cuban just might be the second reality television star to become president of the United States in 2020. The Dallas Mavericks owner wouldn’t commit to a run for president but also wouldn’t say no when he was asked if a presidential run was in the cards for him.
Cuban joined the Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday and was asked point-blank if he wants to run for president. He didn’t say no.
“Is there a chance that I’m talking to the 46th president of the United States?” Eisen asked Cuban, who joined the program via phone.
“Yeah… I think… I wouldn’t put it high on my list of probabilities, but we’ll see what happens,” Cuban said. “I’ve got a lot of time to decide.”
Cuban continued, making sure to take a shot at Donald Trump by claiming there’s a “leadership void” in America as well as at the perception that the current president isn’t prepared to fulfill his duties and help the country improve.
“I mean, it’s flattering that people ask me, and I appreciate it. And there’s definitely a leadership void in this country. But I’m not jumping in.
I’m a big believer that you don’t just do it to try to pretend to be a politician. You have to have solutions. And I’m working on some projects. If I think they can turn into solutions, then yeah I’ll do it. If I don’t think I have the solutions, then I won’t.”
Eisen then jokingly asked whether he would run with former NBA commissioner David Stern as his vice president.
“That would truly be the ‘Dumb and Dumber’ ticket,” Cuban joked, which got a laugh out of Eisen.
Eisen also joked that Cuban could run with LeBron James as his vice president, as the Cavaliers superstar has taken his own shots at Donald Trump in the last fortnight. The interview didn’t resolve anything, but it does mean Cuban will be asked about this quite a bit over the next three years, or at least until he officially decides one way or another.
