Daniel Akerson
Daniel Akerson, chairman and chief executive of General Motors from 2010 to 2014 tells of his loyalty to country, entering the U.S. Naval Academy before his 18th birthday and serving in the Navy for five years.
Akerson , 67, also talks about loyalty to the Republican party.
"And I have always voted for Republicans for president. Not this year," he writes in an opinion piece in the Washington Post.
He explains:
The compelling rationale behind this decision: leadership. A good leader must demonstrate such qualities as competence, integrity, empathy, character and temperament. Hillary Clinton has these essential qualities. Donald Trump does not.
Trump simply lacks the competence to serve as president of the United States. His knowledge of economic policy and foreign affairs is rudimentary, at best; his views are misguided. His threat to impose prohibitive tariffs on trade would repeat mistakes that contributed to the Great Depression. His words and actions have rattled our European and Asian allies at a time when Russia and China are resurgent. He has demonstrated neither the capacity nor the inclination to learn from experts in global economics.
Trump claims great business prowess. Running the U.S. government is perhaps the most complex global chief executive job in the world. Everything one does as the leader of the free world is watched by markets, foreign governments, our competitors and our enemies. This requires a steady hand and temperament.
He goes on to question Trump's business expertise.
While running a successful hotel business is honorable and hard work, there is no comparison to running a sophisticated global operation such as the U.S. government. Trump is simply not up to a job of this complexity.
