Reality TV star turned down Kamala Harris: Couldn't be 'number-two!'

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban confirmed Thursday that he was asked to submit paperwork to be vetted as a potential Democratic vice presidential pick in the 2024 election – and turn down the offer from Kamala Harris.

The revelation came Thursday during an interview with The Bulwark podcast host Tim Miller, when Cuban admitted the rumor was true.

“Somebody I kind of trust said they asked you to send in VP vetting papers, and you said, ‘No, the list would be too long.’ Is that true?”

“Yeah,” Cuban replied. When pressed on why he declined, Cuban was straightforward. “I’m not very good as the number two person. The last thing we need is me telling Kamala, the president, that, ‘No, that’s a dumb idea!”

Cuban, the outspoken former owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a fixture on “Shark Tank,” said his personal style isn’t fit for the role.

“I’m not real good at the shaking hands and kissing babies,” he joked.

But Miller, a former Republican strategist, still floated the idea of what might have been if Cuban had joined the ticket instead of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “I think it would have been meaningfully different in a way that, like picking Josh Shapiro or whatever, wouldn’t have been meaningfully different in a way that’s kind of hard to predict.”

Cuban didn’t disagree, saying, “Obviously it would’ve been different.”

“My personality is completely different than Tim’s,” he added. “My experiences, my background are completely different – I think I cut through the s--- more directly – I’m not a politician. But it would’ve been awful,” he said with a laugh. “She would’ve fired me within six days.”

Still, Miller argued, “It would have been better than the present situation.”

“Yes, that’s true,” Cuban said. “But I really thought she was going to win.”