Colin Powell Says He’s Voting for Clinton

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (R) speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an unveiling ceremony for his official State Department portrait in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department Dec. 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he will vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.

The Republican and retired four-star Army general made his announcement at a fall meeting of a Long Island business association.

He is the latest in a series of Bush administration officials who have rejected their party’s nominee.

Powell recently engaged in a public fight with Clinton when he denied her claim that he advised the Democratic nominee to set up a private email server as secretary of state.

Clinton’s campaign tweeted, “Proud to have the endorsement of General Powell, a decorated soldier and distinguished statesman.”

In one email, Powell wrote, “Trump is nuts. Everybody wants me to speak out, but I will pick the time and place for maximum effect like I did in 2008 and 2012. Right now, Trump is his worst own enemy,” according to CNN.

Epoch Times contributed to this report.