Trump Conviction Wouldn’t Deter Home Depot Billionaire’s Support

‘The new war in the Middle East will present great challenges for the free world for some time,’ Bernie Marcus wrote in an op-ed.

Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus speaks prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on November 19, 2005. Barry Williams/Getty Images

Bernie Marcus, the billionaire who founded Home Depot and served as its first CEO, threw his support behind former President Donald Trump and said in a new interview that the support would continue even if the GOP frontrunner is convicted.

President Trump has pleaded not guilty to 91 criminal counts in four separate indictments and faces a busy court schedule as he campaigns to seek reelection.