Bloomberg recalled that most Americans supported President George W. Bush’s decision to go to war with Iraq in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Michael R. Bloomberg at his new campaign office in downtown Los Angeles. When the Iraq war started, Bloomberg was a Republican. AdvertisementA billionaire financial media mogul, Bloomberg was a Democrat until 2001, when he registered as a Republican to run for mayor. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders used Clinton’s vote for the war as a central line of attack against her in the 2016 Democratic race.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 06, 2020 23:06 UTC