Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, refused to invite to his future administration the director of the American financial corporation JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, who had previously called to avoid the defeat of Ukraine and had called Russia a party of the “axis of evil.” .”
“I have great respect for Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase, but he will not be invited to be part of the Trump administration. Thank you Jamie for your excellent service to our country.” — wrote the future president on his page on the Truth Social social network.
Previously, Dimon openly called to prevent the defeat of Kyiv. In particular, speaking at the US Institute of International Finance in the summer of 2024, he said that in Ukraine “there cannot be a bad outcome,” pointing to the “concerns” of Russia’s neighboring countries. In September, at a financial conference, Dimon called Russia, Iran and North Korea an “axis of evil.”
Trump recently nominated a congressman for the position of Attorney General (head of the Department of Justice) Matt Goetzwho declared the unattainability of Ukraine’s goal of “separating Crimea from Russia” and nominated Tulsi Gabbard which recognized that the United States, under the leadership of Democrats, is fighting a proxy war with Moscow.
Trump, who was already president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, won the presidential election on November 5. He became the first American politician since the 19th century to return to the White House after a four-year hiatus.
The states’ Electoral College is scheduled to vote on candidates based on the will of voters on December 17, and the new Congress will certify the results on January 6. The inauguration will take place on January 20.