President Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, and former Vice President Kamala Harris (AP/Imagn/Getty)
The comparison drew laughs from the crowd at the "Principles First" summit in Washington, D.C., to which Cuban responded, "Seriously!"
"I mean those two below are some of the best marketers I’ve ever seen in my entire life, and Donald Trump surpassed them," he said.
Cuban, who is a businessman, TV personality and co-owner of the Dallas Mavericks, emerged as one of Harris’ most fierce supporters during the 2024 campaign. He received a lot of backlash when he appeared to insult pro-Trump women by suggesting that Trump never surrounds himself with "strong, intelligent women."
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Trump rally in the traditionally blue enclave of Dane County in Wisconsin. (Getty Images)
He revealed that during the campaign, he told Harris staffers to not even try sharing campaign advice with him.
"It got to the point where after the first event I went to, I said to the Harris people: ‘You’re not allowed to say a word to me. I don’t care what you think. I’m just going to do what I think is right,’" said Cuban.
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Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban during the first half against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center on Nov. 6, 2024. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)
"That in essence is how Donald Trump has become so successful," he continued. "Because he’s able to put out messages and people see in him what they want to see."
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Cuban proceeded to caution that he believes Trump is "still in the salesmanship stage" and his ability to message effectively "doesn’t mean that he can execute on them."
"I think now people are starting to ask: ‘OK, its great to sell it. Now can you execute it on it?'" he said.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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