--- title: JPMorgan CEO Dimon Says He Could Beat Trump in an Election description: JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s CEO Jamie Dimon says he could beat President Donald Trump in an election, but quickly takes the statement back. canonical: https://time.com/5393938/jamie-dimon-trump-election/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-12T15:36:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T21:25:01.132Z article:section: Politics og:title: 'I'm Smarter.' Jamie Dimon Says He Could Beat Trump in an Election — and Quickly Walks It Back og:description: Dimon has previously said he has no intention of running for the U.S. presidency og:url: https://time.com/5393938/jamie-dimon-trump-election/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553cb4cdf4a4bc3c/69893a0422fb85095ce26a7f/jamie-dimon-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'I'm Smarter.' Jamie Dimon Says He Could Beat Trump in an Election — and Quickly Walks It Back twitter:description: Dimon has previously said he has no intention of running for the U.S. presidency twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553cb4cdf4a4bc3c/69893a0422fb85095ce26a7f/jamie-dimon-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I'm Smarter.' Jamie Dimon Says He Could Beat Trump in an Election — and Quickly Walks It Back by [Michelle F. Davis and Max Abelson / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Michelle F. Davis and Max Abelson / Bloomberg Sep 12, 2018 3:36 PM UTC  Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co, fields questions from Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, during a luncheon hosted by The Economic Club of Chicago on November 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co, fields questions from Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, during a luncheon hosted by The Economic Club of Chicago on November 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Michelle F. Davis and Max Abelson / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Michelle F. Davis and Max Abelson / Bloomberg Sep 12, 2018 3:36 PM UTC (Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon is picking a street fight with a fellow New Yorker — President Donald Trump, according to CNBC. “I think I could beat Trump” in an election, the broadcaster quoted the bank’s chief executive officer and chairman as saying at an event Wednesday to tout the firm’s philanthropy. “I’m as tough as he is, I’m smarter than he is.” Dimon has previously said he has no intention of running for the U.S. presidency, saying he’s not sure being a corporate leader translates well into the political arena. But he flaunted his business success in an additional dig at Trump. “And by the way, this wealthy New Yorker actually earned his money,” Dimon said, according to CNBC. “It wasn’t a gift from daddy.” By noon, the bank sent out a statement from Dimon, its chairman and chief executive officer, backtracking completely: “I should not have said it. I’m not running for president. Proves I wouldn’t make a good politician. I get frustrated because I want all sides to come together to help solve big problems.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5393938/jamie-dimon-trump-election/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5393938/jamie-dimon-trump-election/"},"headline":"'I'm Smarter.' 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