Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and billionaire entrepreneur, has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s business record in a bid to discredit the property developer’s pitch to bring corporate skills to the White House.
Mr Bloomberg, who toyed with entering the presidential race as an independent candidate earlier this year, assailed Mr Trump at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia as a destructive chief executive and con artist.
“Throughout his career, Trump has left behind a well-documented record of bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits, angry shareholders and contractors who feel cheated, and disillusioned customers who feel ripped off,” he said.