Ken Langone.
- Former President Donald Trump claimed to CNBC that he had "never been a fan" of Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone.
- Trump's comments mark the latest break in what appeared to be, at one time, an alliance between the two men.
- The criticism came in response to Langone's recent comment that he feared a second Trump term would be "four years of getting even."
Donald Trump claimed in an interview on CNBC that he had "never been a fan" of Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, the billionaire investor who endorsed the former president's primary challenger, Nikki Haley.
Trump's critique was prompted by a clip aired during his Monday appearance on "Squawk Box."
"I worry if Trump wins, it's going to be four years of getting even," Langone said in the clip.
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"Well, look, I've never been a fan of Ken," Trump said. "I don't know if he supported me … because I was the only one that he could support … but I've never been a fan."
Trump's comments on Langone mark the latest break in an alliance that appeared strong just four years ago.
In 2020, Trump raved about Langone on social media, calling him a "great American." Trump and Langone were in contact in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to archived records of the former president's schedule.
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Langone gave $100,000 to Trump's 2017 presidential inaugural committee, according to data from the nonprofit Open Secrets.
In a separate interview in January, Langone said he would not support Trump if the former president were the Republican nominee.
Langone donated $500,000 last year to a pro-Haley super PAC, while the former South Carolina governor was still running the GOP primary.
Langone co-founded Home Depot more than 40 years ago, and he has a net worth of upward of $8 billion, according to Forbes. He serves as chairman of the board of trustees of New York University Langone Health.
