Posted on 08/02/2016 8:48:11 PM PDT by jazusamo
A Hewlett-Packard executive and Republican fundraiser said Tuesday she will back Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for president.
Meg Whitman said she plans to give a "substantial" contribution to Clinton's campaign to make sure Republican nominee Donald Trump
doesn't become the next president.
“I will vote for Hillary, I will talk to my Republican friends about helping her, and I will donate to her campaign and try to raise money for her,” Whitman told The New York Times on Tuesday .
Whitman, who ran for governor of California in 2010, said she doesn't agree with Clinton on many issues, but noted that the Democratic nominee would "be a much better president than Donald Trump."
An aide to Whitman said the billionaire businesswoman would personally give Clinton's campaign at least an amount in the "mid-six figures."
In the interview, Whitman also slammed Trump and said the Republicans need to "put country first before party," according to The New York Times.
She called Trump "a dishonest demagogue" and said he could take the country "on a very dangerous journey." She also said he has "undermined the character of the nation."
She said she stands by her former comments, in which she compared Trump to Hitler and Mussolini. She made the remarks during a private gathering of Republican donors earlier this year.
“Time and again history has shown that when demagogues have gotten power or come close to getting power, it usually does not end well,” Whitman said.
Whitman, who spent $140 million of her own money on her gubernatorial bid, is described by the Times as "a prized defector" for Clinton. The paper notes she is close to Mitt Romney and is rare female executive in Silicon Valley.
Ron Nehring, who served as national spokesman for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, said he doesn't agree with Whitman's endorsement, but noted the "significance of it should not be discounted." He called her an "extremely tough, smart woman."
In a series of tweets, he noted Whitman was a "major supporter" of Mitt Romney and supported New Jersey Chris Christie in the 2016 Republican primaries.
"People listen to her," he tweeted.
"Trump now has a former CAGOP Gov nominee, a NY GOP congressman and Christie staffer all supporting Hillary. This is unsustainable."
That goes for Carly F U RINO too...
I am sure Carly will too. Big deal. I would LOVE for Trump to win exclusively with regular Americans and without a single politician or elitist.
It’s a V thing.
“We’re taking names”.
We damn sure are.
I just sold what remains of my HP stock. Feels good.
Billionaire Globalists Out-Sourcers for Clinton.
Yea, that’s going to hurt.
She is a prime example of why the Republican party is dead in California.
Making sure people have nothing worth voting for is voter suppression.
Thanks
See 105.
Never liked her when she ran for Gov. and especially don't like her now!
What a beotch!
Let’s see:
1. Female
2. Wrecks companies
3. California
Sounds about right she’d back a murdering, traitorous, hag.
She’s a stupid bitch, and E-bay sucks!
She came out with a nasty statement about Mr. trump. When I heard them my first thought was she is doing it purposefully to incite a fight with him.
She and the Dems are hoping he will respond with a negative comment about her thus adding it to his so called war on women. In other words I think it is a trap.
First the nasty comments from our dear leader today and then this woman spews her nasty comments.
Those too can go straight to where the sun don’t shine.
Yep, I got no time for the wench.
Well, the sun don't shine in Hell either.
Exactly. Honestly those comments today made me really mad and actually it made me have sympathy for Mr. Trump so maybe it will backfire on them.
<< but noted that the Democratic nominee would “be a much better president than Donald Trump.”>>
Such as?
Does she agree with Clinton on things like lying about youtube videos, emails & servers, FBI investigations, Benghazi, Syria, Russia, Turkey, Iraq, outsourcing jobs, TPP?
Meg is eBay. Carly is HP. Marissa is Yahoo. Regardless, all three are losers.
Proof even CEOs can be brain dead. More likely it is follow the money. Probably has a deal lined up with Hitlery who would sell anything to win the presidency.
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