Jamie Dimon: ‘I want to help my country’

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday was noncommittal when asked about serving in government after he leaves the company, instead maintaining he wants to “help” his country, according to multiple media reports.

Dimon, in an interview Tuesday at an Economic Club of New York event, said he believes the government would be improved with more “practitioners” at the table, Reuters reported.

“I want to help my country,” he said, per the news wire, adding later, “I want the next president, whoever it is, to put the other party (members) in their cabinet. That is what I would like to see. I would like to see practitioners go back to the government.”

Dimon, who has served as JPMorgan Chase’s CEO and chairman since 2006, has been floated for multiple government rules. Over the past year, the CEO was vocal in his push for Ukraine aide, while suggesting increased sympathy towards former President Trump.

Asked on Tuesday if he has any interest in government service, Dimon reportedly said, “I always said I would love to be president, but you would have to anoint me,” Yahoo Finance reported.

Dimon did not suggest when he could leave his post at JPMorgan Chase, though he could do so sometime in the not too distant future. He said on Tuesday he wants to “leave behind,” a “great company,” per Yahoo Finance.

“I am very excited about the future,” he reportedly added.

The Hill reached out to JPMorgan Chase for further comment.

Dimon in recent months emerged as a vocal supporter of further funding for Ukraine, arguing the U.S. cannot stand on the sidelines in Kyiv’s fight against Russia.

“Staying on the sidelines during battles of autocracy and democracy, between dictatorship and freedom, is simply not an option for America today. Ukraine is the front line of democracy. If the war goes badly for Ukraine, you may see the splintering of Pax Americana, which would be a disaster for the whole free world,” Dimon wrote in his annual shareholder letter earlier this month.

Further aid for Ukraine has been left in limbo for more than a year in the wake of sharp divisions in Congress. Funding could be coming soon, however, as the Senate prepares to vote on a massive foreign aid bill passed in the House last week that will include about $61 billion for Kyiv.

Dimon’s political involvement appeared to increase earlier this year after he slammed Democratic messaging about MAGA, or the “Make America Great Again,” movement.

In doing so, he told Democrats to “grow up” and “listen” to supporters of Trump, arguing negativity about MAGA will “hurt” President Biden’s reelection campaign.