signed the open letter, which was first reported Monday by USA Today 238 people Previously worked for Presidents HW Bush and George W. Bush, as well as Arizona Senator John McCain and Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Harris-Wallace called on “moderate Republicans and independent conservative” politicians to join the signatories in supporting the pair.
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“Certainly, we have many honest, ideological differences with Vice President Harris and Governor Walls,” the Republicans said in the letter, noting the importance of several battleground states that proved crucial to Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow victory in 2020. “This is to be expected. However, the alternative is simply indefensible – they added.
Signatories include: George W. A campaign contributor to Bush and John McCain Reed Galen, he is a co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project and a George W. Olivia Troy Pence, a former colleague of Bush and Homeland Security Advisor to Vice President Trump Mike. The positions represented range from Chief Staff to Coach.
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With Donald Trump in the US White House, the signatories of the letter warn of four more years of “chaotic leadership”. – This time will be allocated Implementation of the critical targets of Agenda 2025It will harm ordinary, ordinary people and weaken our sacred institutions,” they warn.
“They also fear that broad democratic movements like Trump and his ally JD Vance will be irrevocably threatened. They obey dictators like Vladimir PutinWe turn our backs on our allies.
US Election 2024. Trump’s Staff Responds to Open Letter “No one knows who these people are.”
In an official statement, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said He called the letter “funny because nobody knows who these people are.”
“They would rather see the country burn than have Trump return to the White House and make America great again,” he said.
It’s worth noting that many of the same signatories released a letter in 2020 supporting Biden’s candidacy against Trump.
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Attracting support from the other side of the political scene It has become a tactic for both Trump and Harris as Election Day approaches. Several Republicans, including Arizona Mayor John Giles, former Illinois Republican Adam Kinsinger and former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham, spoke in support of Harris during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
On the other hand, in recent days, former Democratic politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently suspended his presidential bid, and Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard, who were considered fringe members of the Democratic Party before they left, supported Trump. Tuesday, a Trump campaign spokeswoman said Kennedy and Gabbard were added to the Trump-Vance transition team.
Source: Associated Press
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