Mark Cuban brutally snubs another Kamala Harris presidential run: ‘I don’t care’

Nypost · Apr 21, 2026 · 370 words · By Anna Young

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Mark Cuban brutally snubs another Kamala Harris presidential run: ‘I don’t care’ Billionaire Mark Cuban flatly shut down any chance of backing Kamala Harris for another White House run – and revealed he might throw his support behind a Republican candidate.

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The celebrity entrepreneur, who served as a high-profile surrogate during Vice President Harris’ failed 2024 presidential campaign, declared Tuesday that he has “no” interest in seeing the Democrat run for president again at Politico’s Health Care Summit.

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His comments came just weeks after the former veep teased a possible 2028 comeback.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “declared Tuesday that he has “no” interest in seeing the Democrat run for president again at Politico’s Health Care Summit”

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Multiple sources report that at Politico's Health Care Summit, Mark Cuban was asked if he would back Harris in 2028 and answered 'No'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Brooke Moody (born March 28, 1975) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Florida. A member of the Republican Party, she served from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Moody

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Afri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Havana syndrome, also known as anomalous health incidents (AHIs), is a disputed medical condition. Starting in 2016 in about a dozen overseas locations, U.S. and Canadian government officials and thei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome

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Claim 2: “the Dallas Mavericks minority owner”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Mark Cuban transitioned from sole owner to a minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season was the 44th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was also the final season in which Mark Cuban was the sole owner of the Mav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Dallas_Mavericks_seaso…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the Nationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patrick Sydney Dumont is an American businessman and owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. After his 2009 marriage to Sivan Ochshorn, daughter of Miriam Adelson, Dumont…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Dumont

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Claim 3: “the former veep teased a possible 2028 comeback”

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Multiple sources report that Kamala Harris hinted at or was asked about a 2028 run at the National Action Network conference and in other contexts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney who was the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. Harris was formerly the junior United States senator from California, and p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Kamala_Harris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Devi Harris ( KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024. On that date, incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew his re-election campaign a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidentia…

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Claim 4: “The celebrity entrepreneur, who served as a high-profile surrogate during Vice President Harris’ failed 2024 presidential campaign”

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Multiple web search results from different outlets (TNND and others) confirm Mark Cuban served as a surrogate for Kamala Harris during her 2024 campaign.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_pre…

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Claim 5: “The former “Shark Tank” judge actively campaigned for Harris on the trail”

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Web search results confirm Cuban campaigned for Harris, specifically mentioning his activities on the trail in Wisconsin.

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Claim 6: “Harris told Rev. Al Sharpton she was “thinking about” another run for president during an on-stage interview at his National Action Network conference in New York City”

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Multiple sources (NZ Herald, AOL, and others) confirm that during an interview with Al Sharpton at the National Action Network conference in NYC, Harris said she was 'thinking about' another run.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris hints at standing for the presidency in 2028 as a crowd in New York City chants “Run again!”.It was one of her most explicit signals yet that she could mount a political comeback, in res…
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/kamala-harris-tells-crowd-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — During her discussion with Sharpton, Harris was met with different chants during her remarks, including "run again." Possible 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls head to NYC for National Action Netw…
https://www.aol.com/articles/kamala-harris-says-shes-thinkin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris has reentered the chat with new accents, new word salads, and, remarkably, a potential new lease on her political life. The failed 2024 Democrat presidential nominee told Al Sharpton at …
https://www.megynkelly.com/2026/04/16/kamala-harris-posts-vi…

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Claim 7: “previously revealed she once considered him a potential running mate before shutting her down”

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Multiple independent web sources (MSN and others) report that Mark Cuban revealed Harris's team offered to vet him as a running mate, which he declined.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mark Cuban revealed that former Vice President Kamala Harris had considered him as a potential running mate in her bid for the White House last year - but he turned her down. The billionaire ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mark-cuban-reveals-k…

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web search NEUTRAL — Billionaire "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban — a vocal critic of President Donald Trump — confirmed Thursday that he turned down an offer to be considered as Kamala Harris ' running mate in the 2024 presi…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-running-mate-tu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has revealed that Kamala Harris invited him to submit vetting materials in order to be considered as her running mate last year, but he declined.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mark-cuban-reveals-close-ca…

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Claim 8: “Other Democrats eyeing possible White House runs also took the stage at the conference, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg”

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While web results confirm the National Action Network conference took place and Harris attended, the provided evidence for this specific claim returned irrelevant results (Justin Bieber, pharmaceutical companies) and did not confirm the presence of Pritzker, Moore, and Buttigieg.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2.72023–present: Hiatus, Swagand Swag II.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jones & Bartlett Learning is a leading provider of instructional, assessment, and learning management solutions for the secondary, post-secondary, and professional markets.
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web search NEUTRAL — JB Pharma (formerly J.B. Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd) is a leading Indian pharmaceutical company with a history spanning over 40 years. They focus on providing quality medicines and have a stron…
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