Donald Trump ‘Can’t Get Elected,’ Billionaire Peterffy Says

(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Thomas Peterffy, founder of Interactive Brokers Group Inc., said it’s time for the Republican Party to move on from Donald Trump.

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“I think we need a fresh face,” Peterffy, who contributed $250,000 to Trump’s 2020 campaign, said Wednesday in an interview. “The problem with Trump is he has so many negatives, he can’t get elected, period.”

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Peterffy, 78, said he would vote for Trump if the former president ends up being the GOP nominee in 2024, but added, “I will do whatever I can to make sure he is not.”

He said he’d prefer to see Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former CIA Director Michael Pompeo or Virgina Governor Glenn Youngkin get the nomination, while convincing Trump to “come over to our side, and campaign with us, for a younger person.”

Trump “could be a kingmaker or a loser,” said Peterffy, who has a fortune of $23.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. “So, it’s a relatively simple choice.”

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