Disney CEO Bob Iger on Tuesday tried to put to rest speculation about a potential 2020 presidential run.
“Just to set the record straight — I am not," Iger said at the Vanity Fair summit, according to a Yahoo finance reporter. "We keep coming back to this. I’m running the Walt Disney company."
"I happen to be speaking with a presidential historian, but it's just a coincidence. Just to set the record straight — I am not [running for president]. We keep coming back to this. I’m running the Walt Disney company." -Bob Iger to @DorisKGoodwin #VFSummit
— melody hahm (@melodyhahm) October 9, 2018
Iger has clashed with President Trump
Donald TrumpBiden administration still seizing land near border despite plans to stop building wall: report Illinois House passes bill that would mandate Asian-American history lessons in schools Overnight Defense: Administration says 'low to moderate confidence' Russia behind Afghanistan troop bounties | 'Low to medium risk' of Russia invading Ukraine in next few weeks | Intelligence leaders face sharp questions during House worldwide threats he MORE in the past, leaving the president's advisory council after the decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Trump publicly criticized Iger in May following the cancelation of "Roseanne," accusing him of not issuing an apology for a corrected ABC News report concerning former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Iger, where is my call of apology? You and ABC have offended millions of people, and they demand a response. How is Brian Ross doing? He tanked the market with an ABC lie, yet no apology. Double Standard!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2018
ABC, which is owned by Disney, apologized after Ross's incorrect report and suspended him for four weeks.
