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Line 54: In 2008, their son Evan D. Malone joined the board of [[Liberty Media]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/08/11/daily39.html\|title=Evan Malone joins Liberty Media board\|date=14 August 2008\|website=Denver Business Journal\|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriebennett/2012/04/28/billionaire-offspring-on-boards-can-spell-t-r-o-u-b-l-e/#21d578f81afc\|title=Billionaire Offspring on Boards Can Spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E\|first=Laurie\|last=Bennett\|website=forbes.com\|access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref> Malone reportedly shuns the limelight and glamorous lifestyle and takes his family vacations alongside long time friend Gary Biskup, in a [[recreational vehicle]].<ref>{{cite news \|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/darth-vader-and-the-sun-king-700114.html\|title= Darth Vader and the Sun King\|access-date=2009-02-11 \|date= October 1, 2000\|work= [[The Independent]] \|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.camphalfprice.com/article.php/rv_story\|title= An RV Story... McMansions On Wheels\|access-date=2009-02-11\|date= October 15, 2005\|publisher= CampHalfPrice.com}}</ref> ~~However, in business dealings he has been dubbed "Darth Vader", a nickname allegedly given to him by [[Al Gore]] when Malone was the head of TCI.~~ John Malone was awarded "Citizen of the West", presented by then-Colorado Governor [[John Hickenlooper]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-09-22\|title=Colorado philanthropist, cable pioneer John Malone honored as Citizen of the West\|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/21/colorado-philanthropist-john-malone-citizen-of-the-west/\|access-date=2021-06-03\|website=The Denver Post\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-01-08\|title=National Western Stock Show Citizen of the West John Malone known for loyalty, can-do Western spirit\|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/08/national-western-stock-show-citizen-of-the-west-john-malone/\|access-date=2021-06-03\|website=The Denver Post\|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, ''[[Wired (magazine)\|Wired]]'' portrayed Malone on their cover as "Mad Max" from ''[[Mad Max 2\|The Road Warrior]]'' (also known as ''Mad Max 2''), with an interview describing his battles with the FCC.<ref name="Wired" /> He is also known as the "Cable Cowboy".<ref name="businessinsider" /> Malone's political beliefs have been described as [[libertarian]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Littleton\|first1=Cynthia\|title=John Malone Talks TV Biz, Presidential Politics and His TCI Regret in Candid Q&A\|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/john-malone-brian-roberts-charter-time-warner-cable-merger-comcast-1201778366/\|website=Variety\|date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> He is on the board of directors for the [[Cato Institute]]. He donated US$250,000 to [[Donald Trump]]'s inauguration in 2017, with colleague [[Greg Maffei]], Liberty Media, and Liberty Interactive each donating a further US$250,000.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Avery\|first1=Greg\|title=Here are Colorado's biggest donors to Trump's inauguration\|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/04/19/john-malone-greg-maffeiliberty-media-among-big.html\|website=Denver Business Journal\|date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> Though in 2019 during an interview with CNBC Malone stated "Look, I think a lot of things Trump has tried to do—identifying problems and trying to solve them—has been great…. I just don’t think he’s the right guy to do it. Half the people that he’s hired and thrown under the bus are now trying to kill him. I mean, what kind of thing is that?" He expressed support for [[Michael Bloomberg]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Franck\|first=Thomas\|date=2019-11-21\|title=Media mogul John Malone says Trump causes 'chaos' and he would vote for Bloomberg in 2020\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/21/media-mogul-john-malone-says-trump-causes-chaos-likes-bloomberg.html\|access-date=2022-02-19\|website=CNBC\|language=en}}</ref>

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