Billionaire and Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone endorsed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s presidential bid, saying former President Trump’s time had “come and gone.”
“I think she is just what we need right now. I think her approach is smart. I think she’s qualified,” Mr. Langone stated Friday on Fox News. “More importantly, I think the American people need this kind of leadership – statesmanlike, elegant.
He continued, “When you think of where we have been in the last six or seven or eight years … it is not good at all.”
The endorsement from Mr. Langone, thought of a GOP megadonor, comes on the heels of one other deep-pocketed backer supporting Mrs. Haley’s bid for the Republican nomination.
The Charles Koch-affiliated tremendous political motion committee Americans for Prosperity introduced its endorsement of Mrs. Haley final month and has donated $4 million to her marketing campaign.
“Nikki Haley has a positive vision for America that can unite our nation and restore the American Dream,” the tremendous PAC stated. “Joe Biden is a disaster and the American People are hurting because of his failed policies. Donald Trump and Joe Biden had their chance — they can’t fix what is broken.”
Mrs. Haley’s marketing campaign additionally acquired a lift from Democratic donor and billionaire Reid Hoffman, who donated $250,000 to her warfare chest this week.
Mr. Langone, a one-time supporter of Mr. Trump, soured on him following the Jan. 6, 2021, protest on the U.S. Capitol. He stated the previous president’s time had “come and gone” and took difficulty along with his previous few months within the Oval Office.
“What Trump put this country through for the last three months of his presidency was disgraceful. I’m sorry. And I think, frankly, that to me ruined his chances to succeed himself at some point,” Mr. Langone stated. “I think what happened on January 6th, all I had to say was ‘please go home. You made known your feelings. Now go home.’”
Mr. Langone opted to not help Ron DeSantis’ marketing campaign regardless of liking him as a candidate, selecting to again Mrs. Haley as a result of the Florida governor’s “numbers aren’t moving.”
National polling mixture FiveThirtyEight’s GOP presidential candidate information confirmed that Mr. DeSantis’ inventory has continued to slip in current months whereas Mrs. Haley’s polling numbers proceed to enhance. The two are practically tied for second place behind Mr. Trump, who has maintained an iron grip on first place.
“The writing is on the wall,” Mr. Langone stated. “On the other hand, Nikki Haley has had a substantial upswing. The one thing I’m committed to is we have to beat Joe Biden. If Joe Biden is going to be the nominee, we have to beat him. We can’t take any more of this mayhem.”
