Even though Donald Trump thinks he "looks like a spoiled brat," embattled pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli is still going to support him in the presidential race. In a tweet late Thursday, Shkreli — who gained infamy as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals after raising the price of a drug by more than 5,000 percent — announced that he'd be voting for Trump over Hillary Clinton:
All Shkreli thinks Trump needs now is a running mate who is "seasoned in politics." But don't worry, it won't be him:
At least that's one bullet dodged.
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