More than 100 former Republican officials considered Trump “unfit to serve” and supported Harris

According to Isna, former officials of the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Donald Trump, as well as Bill Clinton and Democrat Barack Obama, announced their support for Harris, the Democratic candidate for the presidency in this November’s elections. Some former Republican members of Congress also joined them.

According to the Guardian, the letter states: We believe that the President of the United States must be a principled, serious and consistent leader. We expect to disagree with Kamala Harris on many domestic and foreign policy issues, but we believe she has the qualities necessary to serve as president, and Donald Trump does not. Therefore, we support his election as president.”

Among the signatories are William Cohen and Chuck Hagel, former secretaries of defense who served in the Clinton and Obama administrations, respectively, William Webster, former director of the CIA and FBI in the Reagan and Bush administrations, as well as former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden. In the eras of Bush Jr. and Obama, among others

This letter states: We strongly oppose the election of Donald Trump. As president, he promoted daily chaos in government, glorified our enemies and undermined our allies, politicized the military and demeaned our veterans, put his own interests above those of America, and valued He betrayed democracy and the founding document of this country.

Referring to Trump’s involvement in the uprising on January 6, 2021 in the US Capitol, “his susceptibility to flattery and being influenced by autocratic leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping and the creation of a chaotic national security decision-making team for Trump to serve They have not been deemed fit again as president or in “any office of public trust”.

Former officials also cited Harris’ support for NATO and the Israeli regime, as well as his pledge to sign a bipartisan border security package that Republicans blocked and his pledge to appoint a Republican to his administration as reasons for the confirmation.

Several former Trump officials who signed the letter include Mark Harvey, a former special assistant to the president, and Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary of homeland security.

In recent weeks, a handful of Republicans have crossed party lines to support Harris, including former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock. In an interview with CNN, Comstock explained his decision, saying, “After January 6th, after four years of Donald Trump refusing to accept defeat (in the 2020 election) and his threats against democracy, I think it’s important is to change the situation.

Other Republicans who have endorsed Harris include Alberto Gonzalez, a Republican attorney general who served in the Bush administration, former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, as well as former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham and communications director Anthony Scaramucci.

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