Kevin O'Leary takes on Mark Cuban: Businesses have a duty to tap government programs to survive

'You have a fiduciary responsibility when the government lays out a program to use it,' 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary, a.k.a. 'Mr. Wonderful, told CNBC on Tuesday.

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary believes publicly traded companies that qualify should not hesitate to access money through the newly created small business loan program.

"You have a fiduciary responsibility when the government lays out a program to use it because you have no idea how long this pandemic is going to go for," he said on CNBC on Tuesday. O'Leary was responding to criticism of these bigger companies from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, also a "Shark Tank" investor.

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