Jamie Dimon, CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase, speaks during the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ oversight hearing on Wall Street companies on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023.
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Leaders of Wall Street’s most powerful firms are publicly denouncing attempted assassination former president’s Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon He told employees on Sunday that he and his management team were “deeply saddened by the political violence and attempts to target Trump.” The shooting killed one bystander and injured two others.
“We must stand steadfastly together against any act of hatred, intimidation or violence that seeks to undermine our democracy or cause harm,” Dimon said in the memo. “Only through constructive dialogue can we confront our nation’s most serious challenges. challenge.”
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon addressed the issue at the start of the meeting Earnings Conference Call On Monday morning, he called the assassination attempt a “horrible act of violence.”
“We are glad he is safe and offer our sincere condolences to the families of those who were tragically killed and seriously injured,” Solomon said. “This is a sad time for our country. There is no place for violence in our politics. ”
Saturday’s shooting shocked the country as it prepares to hold disputed November elections. Wall Street firms do not officially endorse political candidates because they must deal with Republican and Democratic officials, although their top executives and employees regular donation to the campaign.
black stone CEO Larry Fink told CNBC “quack in the streetMonday called the weekend events “a tragedy.”
“But this is America’s statement today. We need to create hope. We all have a responsibility, every political candidate, every leader, every minister, reverend, rabbi, we all have a responsibility to Our community comes together in hope,” Fink said.
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said in an email on Sunday that it ran an ad in 2022 that featured suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks and Pennsylvania Other Bethel Park High School students briefly appear in the background.
“We will provide all video footage to the appropriate authorities and have removed the video out of respect for the victims,” BlackRock said in a statement.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan Speeches were also given to staff over the weekend.
“We are deeply saddened by the family of the rally attendee who passed away at the event,” Moynihan said in a staff email. “Our hearts go out to former President Donald Trump, all those injured, and their families. exist.”
—CNBC’s Jim Forkin contributed to this report.