Who Will Run Against Trump In 2020? Disney CEO Bob Iger Could Run For President As A Democrat

Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger is reportedly considering a run for president in 2020, sources close to the media mogul have said. Friends have been pushing Iger to run for president, and he is considering running against Donald Trump on the Democratic ticket in the next presidential election, the Hollywood Reporter said in a story published Wednesday.

While the report was unconfirmed, Iger previously told the publication in June that "a lot of people — a lot — have urged me to seek political office." Apparently, their entreaties might be working. Iger met with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg about running for office, the sources said.

But any plans for a White House run would depend upon Disney finding a successor to Iger, who has been CEO of the media giant since 2005. Disney's stock price has more than quadrupled since Iger took over the company. He has presided over the company’s acquisition of some of the world’s most valuable media properties. In 2009, Disney agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. In 2012, Disney paid the same price for Lucasfilm, which owned the rights to “Star Wars.”

Iger has never served in public office, but he does run in political circles. He considers Al Gore a friend. He also donated $97,000 to politicians in the 2016 election cycle, with most of that money going to Democratic candidates and committees. He did donate $2,000 to the congressional committee of Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) in 2015, however.

If he were to run against Trump, he will have the opportunity to evaluate his opponent up close. Iger was one of many executives named to the president's strategic and policy advisory committee in December.

If Iger were to win the Democratic ticket, it would be the second election in a row in which both candidates had New York roots. Iger was born in New York City and raised in Long Island. President Trump is from Queens and Hillary Clinton, the last Democratic presidential nominee, served as New York's junior senator from 2001 to 2009.