More than 70 former Republican national security officials, including former CIA and FBI chiefs, will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday while launching a scathing indictment against President Donald Trump, the calling it corrupt and unfit to serve.
The group, called ” Former Republican National Security Officials for Biden (Former Republican national security officials for Biden), includes some of the most prominent Republican members of the US defense and intelligence establishment to have served in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W. Bush and of course Donald Trump.
The group of 73 includes retired General Michael Hayden, who served as Director of National Security and Chief of the CIA; William Webster, the only man to be both head of the CIA and the FBI; John Negroponte, the first director of National Intelligence; Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center; and Mike Donley, former Secretary of the Air Force.
Their wholehearted condemnation of Trump and Biden’s backing will come three days before the opening of Trump’s nominating convention on Monday and highlight how the Republican president has alienated some members of his own party, especially among veterans of intelligence. and foreign policy. ” Trump has demonstrated that he does not have the character or skills to lead this nation and has engaged in corrupt behavior that makes him unfit to serve as president. The group said in a one-page Wall Street Journal ad for Friday. ” We concluded that Donald Trump has let down our country and that Vice President Joe Biden should be elected next President of the United States », He added.
The group is one of many Republican organizations that oppose Trump’s re-election in the November 3 election. Collectively, they oppose his alienation from US allies abroad and his leadership at home and more recently his response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 173,000 Americans which has triggered a severe economic recession. , as well as his reaction to national protests against race, injustice and police brutality against black Americans. Bob Tuttle, who was director of personnel under Reagan and ambassador to the UK under George W. Bush, is a member of the national security group said Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis had been ” abominable ». « He’s a clever narcissist. He’s a liar. He’s a despicable human being and the worst president in American history – it’s not even close Tuttle told Reuters.
Another member of the group, James Glassman, an Under Secretary of State in the George W. Bush administration, said Trump had created a ” global chaos ». « Lack of leadership resulted in the deaths of 170,000 Americans Said Glassman. ” There is no excuse in the country with the world’s top health scientists “. The group presents a detailed prosecution case against Trump, including accusations that he is unfit to lead the United States adding that he has managed to cast doubt on the US election, which he has aligned himself with. dictators and preached a ” grim and pessimistic view of America And attacked and vilified the immigrants. The national security group will launch a website on Friday and come under the umbrella of another Republican-led anti-Trump organization, Defending Democracy Together. Former national security officials made the effort to raise $ 140,000 to embark on the adventure.
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