Florida entrepreneurs and business owners support Biden, slam Trump in virtual forum
Prominent Florida business leaders sought to rally support for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Friday with a virtual town hall appealing to undecided Hispanic and Black voters.
I know Donald Trump very, very well, said Pérez, who is a Democrat. I was very close to him until he became President. He offered me several posts within his administration and asked me to build the wall between the U.S. and Mexico. I said no. Donald Trump cares about one thing and one thing only: Donald Trump. He is a man without ideals who sells interests and doesnt listen.
I want to go back to the land of opportunity and thats the Democratic Party, said Pérez, a Cuban immigrant. Thats not the party that says were going to give our money to large businesses and that will trickle down to the poor. Thats not the party of big oil companies. Thats why I think its a shame that Hispanics and small-business owners are not 100% for Biden.
Mills, who is based in Orlando, spoke about his prosperity during the Obama-Biden administration. In 2011, he sold his staffing company ZeroChaos, then one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the country with $3 billion in annual revenue, to a New York equity firm for $200 million.
Trust your own experience versus the rhetoric, Mills said. On one side we have a proven leader who has a history of helping business owners and entrepreneurs. My business thrived during the economic environment Biden was able to create. Hes a proven leader....
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