Gromer Jeffers Jr., The Dallas Morning News, January 17, 2008
Dallas billionaire H. Ross Perot has weighed into the GOP presidential contest with a stinging rebuke of John McCain and an endorsement of Mitt Romney.
Mr. Perot told Newsweek magazine that Mr. McCain “is the classic opportunist” who is always reaching for “attention and glory.”
“Other POWs won’t even sit at the same table with him,” the article quoted Mr. Perot as saying.
Mr. McCain could not be reached for comment Thursday, and his campaign didn’t return telephone calls.
But the Arizona senator for years has denied the claims Mr. Perot made in the Newsweek story.