Former President Donald Trump on Friday falsely claimed in a social media post that he had been endorsed by longtime JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.
A representative for Dimon said he hasn’t endorsed anyone in the 2024 presidential race, and Trump quickly tried to distance himself from the claim.
Trump first posted about the endorsement on his Truth Social account at around 2 p.m. ET, using what appeared to be a screenshot of a news story from an unidentified outlet saying, “New: Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has endorsed Trump for President.”
A search of X showed what appeared to be the earliest post from someone falsely claiming the Dimon endorsement, published from a verified account at 12:33 p.m. ET. That message was quickly echoed by other verified pro-Trump accounts, including some with large followings.
Dimon spokesman Joe Evangelisti quickly pushed back on the claim, telling CNBC: “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone. He has not endorsed a candidate.”
Asked by NBC News about the endorsement post before an event in Augusta, Georgia, Trump said, “I don’t know anything about it.”
Told it was on his Truth Social account, Trump said, “Somebody put it up — no, I don’t know.”
When Trump was told that Dimon’s spokesman said it wasn’t true, he replied, “Well then, somebody is using his name.”
The post was still on Trump’s site as of 4 p.m. ET.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
In an interview with CNBCTV-18 on Sept. 24, Dimon said he had no plans to endorse anyone in the election. “I’m not endorsing anyone at this time. I spend more of my time on policy,” he said.
Trump falsely claimed to have been endorsed by singer Taylor Swift earlier this year, which the superstar said contributed to her decision to publicly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site,” Swift wrote.”It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
