Post by pavel on May 12, 2016 23:06:15 GMT -6
LAS VEGAS—Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who previously backed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign, on Wednesday endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and said he supports the candidate’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S.
Mr. Pickens, who donated $100,000 to the super PAC backing Mr. Bush last February, said he would welcome a president with no elected experience.
“Yes, I’m for Donald Trump. … I’m tired of having politicians as president of the U.S.,” he said, speaking at the economics-focused SALT Conference at the Bellagio Hotel here. “Let’s try something different.”
The oil billionaire said he would support Mr. Trump’s controversial proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country in the interest of national security.
Read more: blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/11/billionaire-t-boone-pickens-backs-donald-trump-muslim-ban/
Mr. Pickens, who donated $100,000 to the super PAC backing Mr. Bush last February, said he would welcome a president with no elected experience.
“Yes, I’m for Donald Trump. … I’m tired of having politicians as president of the U.S.,” he said, speaking at the economics-focused SALT Conference at the Bellagio Hotel here. “Let’s try something different.”
The oil billionaire said he would support Mr. Trump’s controversial proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country in the interest of national security.
Read more: blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/11/billionaire-t-boone-pickens-backs-donald-trump-muslim-ban/