New York Daily News

Don finds new demon in Dimon

- BY CHRIS SOMMERFELD­T

President Trump went after billionair­e banker Jamie Dimon on Thursday, insulting his intelligen­ce and calling him a “nervous mess.”

The blistering missive came in response to Dimon raising the possibilit­y of running against Trump in the 2020 presidenti­al election.

“The problem with banker Jamie Dimon running for President is that he doesn’t have the aptitude or ‘smarts’ & is a poor public speaker & nervous mess,” Trump tweeted shortly after dawn.

Other than that, “he is wonderful,” Trump continued. “I’ve made a lot of bankers, and others, look much smarter than they are with my great economic policy!”

The Trump-endorsed Republican tax bill passed by Congress last year disproport­ionately benefitted corporatio­ns and the rich.

Dimon (inset), 62, declined to comment.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO made headlines Wednesday after he took a swipe at Trump during an event at his bank’s headquarte­rs on Park Ave.

“I think I could beat Trump,” Dimon, 62, told the crowd. “Because I’m as tough as he is, I’m smarter than he is. I would be fine. He could punch me all he wants, it wouldn’t work with me. I’d fight right back.”

But Dimon backpedale­d after his comments were published by multiple media outlets.

“I should not have said it. I’m not running for President,” Dimon said in a statement.

Dimon, who has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, served on Trump’s strategic and policy forum until it was disbanded last summer. He has regularly criticized Trump over his policies on immigratio­n and trade.

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