Harris endorsed by more than 100 former Republican former national security officials
In an open letter, a group of more than 100 Republican former national security officials and House and Senate lawmakers have endorsed Kamala Harris, saying Donald Trump cannot be trusted to manage threats and the United State’s relationships with allies and adversaries.
“We expect to disagree with Kamala Harris on many domestic and foreign policy issues, but we believe that she possesses the essential qualities to serve as president and Donald Trump does not. We therefore support her election to be president,” the group writes, adding that, “We firmly oppose the election of Donald Trump.”
They write that the former president “promoted daily chaos in government, praised our enemies and undermined our allies, politicized the military and disparaged our veterans, prioritized his personal interest above American interests, and betrayed our values, democracy, and this country’s founding documents.” They also say Trump has shown he is susceptible to manipulation by foreign rivals like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.
We appreciate that many Republicans prefer Donald Trump to Kamala Harris, for a variety of reasons. We recognize and do not disparage their potential concerns, including about some of the positions advocated by the left wing of the Democratic party. But any potential concerns pale in comparison to Donald Trump’s demonstrated chaotic and unethical behavior and disregard for our Republic’s time-tested principles of constitutional governance.
His unpredictable nature is not the negotiating virtue he extols. To the contrary, in matters of national security, his demeanor invites equally erratic behavior from our adversaries, which irresponsibly threatens reckless and dangerous global consequences.
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