Washington ( CNN ) -- Warren Buffett is so sure that Hillary Clinton will win the presidency in 2016 , he is willing to wager some of his $ 58.2 billion net worth . `` Hillary is going to win , yeah , '' Buffett , a outspoken Clinton supporter , said at Fortune 's Most Powerful Women Summit . `` I will bet money on it . And I do n't do that easily . '' But while Clinton has said she is thinking about running for president , she has yet to announce . Buffett suggested on Tuesday that her announcement is a forgone conclusion . `` Hillary is going to run , '' said the chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway , later adding that `` she is going to announce as late as possible . '' `` I do n't see how you could have anybody better qualified , '' Buffett told CNN 's Poppy Harlow in an interview . `` I like what she believes in . ... I think she 's extraordinarily able and energetic for that matter in pushing those beliefs . '' Buffett has long supported Clinton -- he donated $ 2,000 to her Senate campaign in 2000 . But the investor from Omaha , Nebraska , supported Clinton and then-Sen. Barack Obama in their fight for the Democratic nomination in 2008 . Buffett was less sure about which Republicans would run for president , he said at the fortune event . `` I do n't know , '' he said . `` Her opponent will be whoever wins the Republican primary and there are going to be a lot of people who want to do it . ''
Buffett told an audience , `` Hillary is going to win , yeah '' He is so sure of it , he was willing to bet : `` I will bet money on it . And I do n't do that easily '' Buffett supported both Obama and Clinton in 2008 .