A former energy advisor to Mitt Romney and chief executive of shale oil producer Continental Resources, has backed Trump for President.
Harold Hamm said he was making the endorsement for the businessman because he has the ‘fortitude to make tough decisions”.
Hamm, who had previously donated to US Senator Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign, called the real estate mogul a “business leader’s candidate” who has the will to right what he called a series of mistakes from politicians in Washington, including “burdensome government regulations.”
“The next president of the United States must have the courage, determination and intelligence to disrupt politics as usual,” Hamm wrote in a public letter.
Known for his outspoken views on US energy policy and other matters, Hamm once referred to OPEC leader Saudi Arabia as a “toothless tiger” in the face of growing US oil output.