Billionaire Home Depot Co-Founder Bernard Marcus Backs Trump
- Endorsement from major GOP donor offers financial windfall
- Marcus notes frustrations with Trump but acknowledges his lead
Bernard Marcus.
Photographer: Erik S. Lesser/Bloomberg
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Bernard Marcus, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot Inc. and a Republican megadonor, announced he’s backing Donald Trump for president, pointing to the likelihood that the GOP frontrunner will win the party’s nomination.
In his endorsement, published Thursday on the RealClearPolitics website, Marcus acknowledged that he and other donors have been frustrated by the former president’s behavior. He concluded that Trump, who is leading his nearest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, by more than 40 percentage points in many polls, will be the nominee.