When it comes to operating a business, “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary knows a thing or two.
O’Leary is no stranger to investing into quality ideas driven by smart people. And he knows how to spot the ideas — and people — that simply won’t work.
O’Leary — also known as Mr. Wonderful on “Shark Tank” — recent posed a serious question about Vice President Kamala Harris and her ability to lead the country.
Politics aside, O’Leary’s inquisition into the Democratic nominee should have Harris supporters very concerned.
Earlier this week, the O’Leary Ventures chairman and “Shark Tank” star posed the question on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” saying he doesn’t know of one thing the vice president has accomplished.
“In the next two weeks, the happy talk is going to have to stop because someone’s going to sit her down and say, ‘let’s talk inflation, let’s talk border, let’s talk policy on energy. Let’s talk policy on foreign affairs,’” O’Leary explained.
“If she wants to win, she’s got to go to the center. But she’s got to have some ideas on how to run the country. You might hate Trump, but he has this track record of policy. You might hate him. I get it. But you’ve got to do something.”
Kevin O'Leary: "What has Kamala Harris actually done?"
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O’Leary went on to provide perspective from investor (not politics) on Harris’ candidacy and the immediate excitement within the Democratic Party.
“It would be important to leave aside the politics and ask, ‘What has Kamala Harris actually done, actually achieved?’” O’Leary said.
“Because if I was hiring her – and I’m not trying to be partisan – I would ask her, ‘What was a goal? What did you achieve?’ Because any governor or any senator that would put into presidential viability would have a history, a track record of doing stuff.”
O’Leary dug deeper and argued that the problems — such as a report of a 92% staff turnover rate within her vice presidential office — are leading to “buyer’s remorse” within the Democratic Party.
“That’s an extraordinary number. You’re wiping out your entire staff. Obviously, a problem there, but this narrative going on with Kamala Harris now is very interesting,” he said.
According to a Fox News report, Gil Duran, who worked as communications director for Harris when she served as California’s attorney general, said the amount of stress was “unbearable,” noting that she took her stress out on staff members. Duran quit after only five months.
O’Leary — who is from Canada — compared Harris to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“I ask everybody to look north to Canada. 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.”
From a business perspective, it seems like O’Leary feels like Harris would pass on Harris — just like he would on “Shark Tank.”