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Kevin O’Leary issued a dire warning to American voters: If they want the United States to go the way of Canada, then sure, vote in Kamala Harris.
The Shark Tank star was interviewed by Fox News’ Jesse Watters, where they discussed whether the U.S. vice-president has the chops to actually be president.
O’Leary said he deals with a wide range of investors, many of whom are big contributors to the Democratic Party. He recalled a conversation he had with one donor pal that was having “buyer’s remorse” about Harris and how instead of finding a proper candidate for the party, the Dems are now left with the VP.
“I ask everybody to look north to Canada,” O’Leary said. “When a young Justin Trudeau swept in, nobody cared about his executional skills or what he’d ever done or anything. They just thought he was the ‘it’ guy.
“Look at the country now. It’s wiped out. Because it turns out the guy had no executional skills.”
O’Leary suggested leaving politics aside and really digging into what Harris has accomplished — if anything.
“If I was hiring her, and I’m not trying to be partisan, I would ask her, ‘What was the goal, what did you achieve?’
“Because any governor or any senator that we’ve put into presidential viability, they would have a history or track record of doing stuff.”
Last month, before President Joe Biden had stepped down from a potential re-election bid, O’Leary had some harsh words about the vice-president.
“In this presidential race, the VP role had never been more important for Biden,” he wrote on X.
“If you have concerns about his longevity, you’re really voting for the vice-president. I think Biden should swap about Kamala Harris. She is immensely unpopular with everyone, not just her own party.”
For the Democrats’ sake, O’Leary believes the “happy talk” needs to stop and Harris needs to be sat down for a reality check.
“Let’s talk inflation, let’s talk border, let’s talk policy on energy, let’s talk policy on foreign affairs,” he said.
“If she wants to win, she’s got to go to the centre, she’s got to have some ideas on how to run the country.
“You might hate (Donald) Trump, but he has the track record of policy.”