When President Donald J. Trump left office, some of Wall Street’s biggest names, who had taken to him during his first term in the White House, swore they were moving on from him for good.
They were fatigued by his leadership style, disappointed by some of his policies and shocked by the U.S. Capitol riot.
With Mr. Trump leading in the polls, big financiers on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are edging into his corner, according to interviews with more than a dozen people who sought anonymity because they didn’t want their personal views to be tied to their employers.
In other cases, the willingness to support a return of Mr. Trump reflects a growing dissatisfaction with what many big Wall Street donors see as the White House’s hardening stance against Israel in its war on Gaza.
A prominent example of the about-face is Kenneth Griffin, a hedge fund magnate and political megadonor who publicly derided Mr. Trump as a “three-time loser” less than two years ago.
Persons:
Donald J, Trump, didn’t, —, Biden, Kenneth Griffin, megadonor
Organizations:
U.S, Capitol, Israel, Citadel
Locations:
Wall, Silicon Valley, Gaza