Jamie Dimon hasn’t spoken with Donald Trump for no less than the final a number of months, a supply near the JPMorgan CEO informed Fortune.
A report Friday within the New York Put up, which mentioned the 2 have been in communication for months through secret again channels, just isn’t correct, in keeping with the supply.
The Trump transition workforce didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Sources near Trump informed the Put up that conversations started earlier than the election and continued afterward, specializing in plans for spending cuts, financial institution laws, taxes and commerce.
Earlier this month, Trump dominated out a job for Dimon in his administration amid hypothesis that the Wall Road big could possibly be thought of for Treasury secretary.
“I respect Jamie Dimon, of JPMorgan Chase, greatly, but he will not be invited to be a part of the Trump Administration. I thank Jamie for his outstanding service to our Country!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Reality Social on Nov. 14.
Throughout a convention later that day, Dimon responded that he had no real interest in serving within the Trump administration, saying that, “I haven’t had a boss in 25 years and I’m not about ready to start.”
That got here a month after Trump’s Reality Social account posted a screenshot falsely claiming Dimon endorsed him for president, prompting JPMorgan to flatly deny it. Trump later mentioned he didn’t know something concerning the publish, explaining that another person put it up.
Dimon didn’t endorse both Trump or Kamala Harris within the presidential election, although his spouse campaigned for Harris.
Nonetheless, the president-elect’s supporters have pointed to some favorable remarks from Dimon, comparable to his reward in January, when he mentioned Trump was “kind of right about NATO, kind of right on immigration. He grew the economy quite well. Trade tax reform worked. He was right about some of China.”
Dimon additionally mentioned earlier this month that Trump just isn’t in opposition to commerce, including that his tariff plans will “get people to the table.”
