Meg Whitman, a prominent Republican activist and fundraiser, has vowed to back the Democrat Party nominee, Hillary Clinton, for president and also money to her campaign in order to stop her party’s nominee, Donald Trump.
Whitman has joined many critics in tagging Mr. Trump as a “dangerous demagogue.”
“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 Tuesday.
The billionaire is the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and used to be chief executive of eBay and also funded her own ultimately failed campaign to be elected governor of California in 2010.
Whitman told the Times that Trump is a “dishonest demagogue” and that electing him to the White House would lead the United States “on a very dangerous journey.”
She said she stood by remarks earlier this year in which she compared Trump to Hitler and Mussolini, and said dictators often come to power by democratic means.
“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.
She also disclosed that Clinton had reached out to her about a month ago in a telephone call.
Whitman said she is even willing to campaign for the former secretary of state, adding that she will donate an amount in the “mid-six figures” to the Clinton campaign.
Whitman was a top fundraiser for Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and chaired New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s finance team this year until he pulled out of the race.
When Christie endorsed Trump, Whitman accused the governor of an “astonishing display of political opportunism,” The Times said.
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