Meg Whitman, who was a finance co-chairwoman for Chris Christie’s presidential campaign, blasted the New Jersey governor’s endorsement of Donald Trump on Sunday.
“Trump would take America on a dangerous journey. Christie knows all that and indicated as much many times publicly,” Whitman said in a statement. “[Trump] is a dishonest demagogue.”
Whitman said Christie’s support of the billionaire was “an astonishing display of political opportunism.”
“I call on Christie’s donors and supporters to reject the governor and Donald Trump outright,” Whitman said. “I believe they will. For some of us, principle and country still matter.”
Whitman is the chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and previously was the CEO of eBay.
She unsuccessfully ran for California governor in 2010.
Whitman is an ally of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whose presidential campaigns she backed. Romney has attacked Trump in recent days, calling on Trump to release his tax information.
