Bill Ackman warns Trump is losing business leaders' confidence
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Bill Ackman, a billionaire fund manager who supported Donald Trump’s campaign for President, expressed concern about the diminishing trust of business leaders in the US leader and suggested a pause in the trade war.


Bill Ackman, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 18, 2017.
Bill Ackman, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 18, 2017. REUTERS

“The president has an opportunity to call a 90-day time out,” Ackman said in a post on X, to resolve trade issues via negotiation.


President Donald Trump talks to members of the press aboard Air Force One during a flight to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 6, 2025.
President Trump talks to members of the press aboard Air Force One during a flight to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 6, 2025. REUTERS

Ackman warned that escalating the trade conflict to a global scale could have severe consequences, such as a significant decline in business investments, reduced consumer spending, and long-lasting damage to the country’s international reputation that may take years or even decades to repair.

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