Advertisement
Canada markets closed
  • S&P/TSX

    22,167.03
    +59.95 (+0.27%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,254.35
    +5.86 (+0.11%)
     
  • DOW

    39,807.37
    +47.29 (+0.12%)
     
  • CAD/USD

    0.7380
    -0.0006 (-0.09%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    83.11
    -0.06 (-0.07%)
     
  • Bitcoin CAD

    94,995.95
    -887.87 (-0.93%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    885.54
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,254.80
    +16.40 (+0.73%)
     
  • RUSSELL 2000

    2,124.55
    +10.20 (+0.48%)
     
  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.2060
    +0.0100 (+0.24%)
     
  • NASDAQ

    16,379.46
    -20.06 (-0.12%)
     
  • VOLATILITY

    13.01
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • FTSE

    7,952.62
    +20.64 (+0.26%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    40,369.44
    +201.37 (+0.50%)
     
  • CAD/EUR

    0.6839
    -0.0004 (-0.06%)
     

Billionaire Carl Icahn thinks his Hamptons neighbors are wrong about Obama

Barack Obama Obamacare smile
Barack Obama Obamacare smile

(AP) "Everybody in the Hamptons hates his guts."

On Sunday's episode of Wall Street Week, hosts Anthony Scaramucci and Gary Kaminsky asked multibillionaire hedge fund manager Carl Icahn about his thoughts on the president.

His answer may not have been what viewers expected.

"I know this will surprise you because I was really against Obama, but I think some of the things he does [are] OK," Icahn said.

"So now I'm on the opposite side again, because everybody in the Hamptons hates his guts."

Back in 2008, when much of Wall Street was getting behind Obama and about a fifth of his funding came from the Street, Icahn was a staunch opponent.

ADVERTISEMENT

He reportedly said Obama would make a "terrible" president.

Now his tone has changed.

"Look, I wouldn't want to see him president again, but I don't think he's terrible," he said.

Watch the full interview here.

NOW WATCH: A 13-Year-Old Made A Revolutionary Invention Out Of Legos And Now Intel Is Investing In His Company



More From Business Insider