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| Republican donor Meg Whitman backs Clinton instead of 'demagogue' Trump | Republican donor Meg Whitman backs Clinton instead of 'demagogue' Trump |
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| Meg Whitman, a top Republican donor and fundraiser, is endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, saying she cannot support a candidate who has “exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division”. | Meg Whitman, a top Republican donor and fundraiser, is endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, saying she cannot support a candidate who has “exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division”. |
| The Hewlett-Packard executive said in a statement on Tuesday night that Donald Trump’s “demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our national character”. | |
| Related: Will Smith on Trump supporters: 'It's collective insanity' | Related: Will Smith on Trump supporters: 'It's collective insanity' |
| Whitman said the Republican nominee’s “reckless and uninformed” positions on critical issues from immigration to the economy and foreign policy showed he lacked the policy depth and judgment a president needed. | Whitman said the Republican nominee’s “reckless and uninformed” positions on critical issues from immigration to the economy and foreign policy showed he lacked the policy depth and judgment a president needed. |
| She said national security would be in danger under a Trump presidency and encouraged all Republicans to support Clinton in November. | She said national security would be in danger under a Trump presidency and encouraged all Republicans to support Clinton in November. |
| The former eBay chief executive ran unsuccessfully for California governor as a Republican in 2010, spending $144m of her own money in a $178m losing battle against Democrat Jerry Brown. | The former eBay chief executive ran unsuccessfully for California governor as a Republican in 2010, spending $144m of her own money in a $178m losing battle against Democrat Jerry Brown. |