Former George W. Bush aide says she will vote for Clinton

Published August 8, 2016 12:36pm ET



A former aide to President George W. Bush has announced she will support Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump for president.

“Our nation faces a unique set of challenges that require steady and experienced leadership,” Lezlee Westine, who served as the Bush administration’s White House director of Public Liaison and deputy assistant to the president, said in a Monday statement, according to the Washington Post.

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