Steve Bannon Says Mark Cuban Should Run As Democrat In 2020 Election

Breitbart head Steve Bannon spoke on business mogul Mark Cuban's interest in going up against Donald Trump as a Republican candidate during the 2020 presidential race Monday. Bannon claimed that Cuban would have a better shot at beating Trump if he ran on the Democratic ticket.

"Not as a Republican — a Democrat," Bannon said briefly to TMZ after being asked whether or not the businessman would be taken seriously by the GOP Monday. The former White House strategist's comments come on the heels of Cuban expressing his interest in running for the Republican party against Trump.

The Dallas Mavericks owner told TMZ's Harvey Levin on "OBJECTified" his reasoning for siding with the GOP Sunday, despite distinguishing himself as "fiercely independent."

"Probably Republican. I think there's a place for someone who is socially a centrist, but I'm very fiscally conservative," Cuban told Levin Sunday. "I think there are better ways now to make government smaller than the old traditional Republican ways...using technology."

Cuban added, "Government, as a service, could have a dramatic impact on how we live our lives. If you don't understand technology, and you don't understand the impact on jobs that technology will continue to have, then you're going to run into some severe roadblocks."

Levin responded: "[Y]ou sound like a candidate."

Cuban said he had mulled over the idea of becoming president during an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2016, despite his disinterest in politics.

"I just don't want to put my family through it...It's just a lot of scrutiny, and my kids are young," Cuban told Colbert.

Cuban previously endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for continuing to promote the American Dream at a campaign rally in July 2016. The "Shark Tank" star trashed Trump at the event, despite previously saying he was "the best thing to happen to politics" in 2015.

"Donald, initially, I really hoped he would be something different, that as a businessperson, I thought there was an opportunity there. But then he went off the reservation and went bats— crazy," Cuban said.

Cuban isn't the only notable figure that has eyed the 2020 presidency. Republican actor Dwayne Johnson said "[it's] a real possibility" that he may run for office in a May interview with GQ. Other Hollywood members considering running on the GOP ticket include soap opera star Antonio Sabato Jr. and producer Frank DeMartini.