In recent weeks, numerous Republicans have crossed party lines to endorse the Democratic presidential candidate

More than 100 Republican former national security and foreign policy officials on Wednesday endorsed Kamala Harris for president in a joint letter, calling Donald Trump “unfit to serve” another term in the White House.

Former officials from the presidential administrations of Republicans Ronald Reagan, George H W Bush, George W Bush and Donald Trump, as well as Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama voiced their support for Harris, the Democratic nominee for president in this November’s election. They were joined by some former GOP members of Congress.

The letter said: “We believe that the president of the United States must be a principled, serious, and steady leader.”

It went on: “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.”

  • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    2 months ago

    Oh how very nice of them. Just really warms my heart. I wonder why currently serving GOP’ers aren’t following suit?

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
      30·
      2 months ago

      Because then they’d get death threats and lose their jobs. Their jobs are more important than the country, apparently

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
        13·
        2 months ago

        This is a popular talking point, but not at all the case. If you compare the Democratic Party platform and its membership to any time in the last 50 years, you’re going to find today’s party is significantly more progressive.

        The “Republican Party of yesterday” was the fucking Moral Majority. The Democratic Party is absolutely nothing like the “Republican Party of yesterday.”

        • Maeve@kbin.earth
          2·
          2 months ago

          In which universe?

          We told you about Israel in the 70s. Now you see.

          We told you about Ukraine, you will see.

          We are telling you about the fascist march of the USA. You will see.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      There is a mayor that came out against Trump early in the election, I think even before Biden dropped out.

      I am not aware of any Republican who are running for an elected office who have come out against Trump.