Jamie Dimon on Trump, CEOs and a Climate of Fear at Davos

Talking about President Trump, you were very, very careful, and you

are one of the

more outspoken-

Because, because the one time-

Just let me finish.

Yeah.

Just let me finish. Well, you are one of the more outspoken business

leaders.

I am struck, I'm genuinely struck by the unwillingness

of

CEOs in America to say anything critical.

There is a climate of fear in your country.

I don't-

Would you agree with that? And what should be done about it?

This is the Davis, Davos intellectual elite.

You know, I've been coming to Davos all these years

and listened to chatter and

stuff like that, and you didn't do a particularly good job

making the world a

better place. J- I think it's great we get together

and talk and, and, uh-

Can, d- d-

But, but the, the pro- the, what you, what you want me to do, this is, again-

I want you to answer my question. It's not hard

... you, they want that one headline that gets, rises up because-

No, I don't

... of a million different letters-

Jamie, that's not true. I'm, I'm genuine-

I, I-

I've asked you this question off camera

... I have made it clear I want a stronger

NATO, a stronger Europe.

Some of the things Trump has done are causing that, some are not.

I'm not a tariff guy, though I'd use it in those eight cases I

had.

I think they should change their approach to immigration. I've said it.

What the hell else do you want me to say?

Is there a climate of fear?

That, I think that is completely clear.

You know, "Hey, ready? You can, here's your headline.

I'm a globalist."

I'm not looking for a headline. I'm trying to have a conversation.

Yeah.

I'm not looking for a headline.

No, I know, yeah.

But I enjoyed that. We're running out of time.

Thank you very much.