Harris received support from 88 Hollywood executives and business leaders to run for president

In a brand new open letter signed by 88 enterprise leaders, Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential marketing campaign obtained assist from a number of trade executives, together with Hollywood.

Signatories of the letter, first reported by CNBC, embrace James Murdoch, founder and CEO of Lupa Methods and former CEO of twenty first Century Fox, whose political leanings align with these of his father, a conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s politics are fairly completely different.

Hollywood stars on the checklist embrace TCG co-founder and companion Peter Chernin; billionaire Mark Cuban, co-host of ABC’s “Shark Tank” and a member of the Dallas Mavericks Crew proprietor; Jeff Bewkes, former CEO of Time Warner; Barry Diller, chairman of IAC and former CEO of Paramount Photos and Fox; Michael, chairman of Snap and former CEO of Sony Leisure ‧Michael Lynton.

Not surprisingly, the letter’s signatories embrace former studio govt Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was a serious fundraiser for President Biden earlier than he dropped out of the race. Zatzenberg is at present the founder and managing companion of funding agency WndrCo, Katzenberg.

The letter didn’t point out Donald Trump by identify. Harris’ election “is the easiest way to assist the continued power, safety and reliability of our democracy and economic system,” the letter stated. “With Kamala Harris within the White Home, the enterprise neighborhood might be assured that they’ll have a president who desires American trade to thrive.”

Enterprise leaders praised Harris for her “glorious efficiency in advancing actions that spurred American enterprise funding and ensured that American firms can compete and win within the international market” throughout her tenure as President Biden’s vp. “She’s going to proceed to advance truthful and predictable insurance policies that assist the rule of regulation, stability, and a great enterprise atmosphere, and she is going to work to offer each American with the chance to pursue the American dream,” the assertion learn.

Different high executives who signed the letter embrace Maverick Carter, CEO of SpringHill Co. (co-founded with LeBron James); Ted Leonsis, CEO of Monumental Sports activities & Leisure, which owns the NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Mystics and NHL’s Washington Capitals; Charles Phillips, former president of Oracle, former CEO of Infor, and present board member of Paramount Worldwide; and NBA celebrity Earvin “Magic” Johnson, chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises.

Different notable names on the checklist are long-time Democratic supporters, together with Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective; John Doerr, chairman of enterprise capital agency Kleiner Perkins; Robert Rubin, former U.S. Treasury Secretary; and Reid Hoffman, companion at Greylock Companions and govt chairman of LinkedIn.

Different Hollywood executives who’ve backed Harris embrace Netflix govt chairman Reed Hastings. Celebrities supporting her embrace George Clooney, Shonda Rhimes, Mark Ruffalo, Jane Fonda, Nick Offerman, Mark Hamill, Jeff Bridges and JJ Abrams.

Beneath is the total textual content of the letter from all signatories (taken from CNBC):

We assist Kamala Harris for President of the USA.

Her election is the easiest way to assist the continued power, safety, and reliability of our democracy and economic system. With Kamala Harris within the White Home, the enterprise neighborhood might be assured that they’ll have a president who desires American trade to thrive. As a companion with President Biden, Vice President Harris has a confirmed observe document of pushing to spur U.S. enterprise funding and guarantee American companies can compete and win in international markets. She’s going to proceed to advertise truthful and predictable insurance policies, assist the rule of regulation, stability and a great enterprise atmosphere, and work to offer each American with the chance to pursue the American dream.