Overview

• Cuban revealed on the Bulwark podcast that Harris’s team asked him last year to submit vice-presidential vetting materials, a slot eventually filled by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
• He said he refused because he considered himself ill-suited to serve as a backup leader and worried his blunt, nonpolitical style would clash with presidential duties.
• The tech mogul joked that his presence might have shifted the campaign but predicted Harris would have fired him within six days.
• During the 2024 race, Cuban campaigned for and publicly endorsed Harris, expressing confidence in her ability to inspire voters before her November loss to President Trump.
• Cuban has a history of political ambitions, having explored an independent presidential bid in 2020 after commissioning polls that showed him polling at up to 25 percent in a three-way contest.