Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will endorse Hillary Clinton during a speech at the Democratic convention this week, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Howard Wolfson, a senior adviser to Bloomberg, told the New York Times that the former mayor will back Clinton “from the perspective of a business leader and an independent.”
“As the nation’s leading independent and a pragmatic business leader, Mike has supported candidates from both sides of the aisle,” he said. “This week in Philadelphia, he will make a strong case that the clear choice in this election is Hillary Clinton.”
Clinton spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri confirmed to the Times that Bloomberg would speak at the convention, and said he will bring “a unique and important voice that lays out the choice in this election.”
The Clinton campaign approached Bloomberg about speaking at the convention, and he agreed, Wolfson told the Times.
Bloomberg, an independent, reportedly considered launch a presidential bid in 2016 but decided against it. Bloomberg was a Democrat before running for New York City mayor as a Republican in 2001. He then became an independent while serving as mayor in 2007.
Great! Now I know who to vote for. I’d been waiting to hear from Mike.
For the first time this election season, a real billionaire will be addressing a convention.
I know this will drive Bernie’s supporters up the wall, but having Bloomberg endorse Clinton is a BFD (as Biden would say). He’s really one of the good guys in GOP politics (he stood up for those who wanted to build a mosque near the WTC memorial). This also gives a powerful counter narrative to Trump’s “I alone can fix the economy because I’m so rich” BS.
This also likely draws in the suburban women who can’t stand trump, but were on the fence about Clinton. In such a close election, that’s important.
I am pleasantly surprised. He will bring a useful voice to the debate.
I hope Michael Flynn is allowed to give the response for Trump, live and unedited.