MarketWatch ran an article back on Oct. 24 reporting that JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon was a likely candidate for Treasury Secretary for both Harris and Trump.
Headlined “Jamie Dimon Worries ‘World War III Has Already Begun.’”
With the kicker, “‘We run scenarios that would shock you,’ the banker warned,” the piece began by quoting Dimon telling an audience at the Institute of International Finance’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.: “The risk is extraordinary. World War III has already begun. You already have battles on the ground being coordinated in multiple countries.” He said that risk-management teams at his bank have “run scenarios that will shock you.” He said that nuclear proliferation is “the biggest risk mankind faces.”
The article continues: “Dimon has been floated as a potential candidate for treasury secretary for both parties, as speculation has grown that the Wall Street veteran will soon be ready for his next challenge after running JPMorgan Chase.… Despite his Democratic ties, next year’s likely Republican Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Rounds of South Dakota told Politico earlier this week that Dimon would `be a good choice’ to run the Treasury under a Trump administration…. The New York Times reported Tuesday [Oct. 22] that Dimon `privately’ supports Vice President Kamala Harris, but will not say it publicly. The report cited unnamed sources who said that Dimon would consider taking a role in a potential Harris administration, including Treasury Secretary.”
