Over 100 Republican former officials published an open letter on Wednesday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and declaring former President Donald Trump "unfit to serve again as President, or indeed in any office of public trust."
The letter, published on the Substack platform and shared by the Harris campaign, was signed by 111 former government employees who served under former Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
The signatories state that "any potential concerns" regarding Harris' political agenda "pale in comparison to Donald Trump's demonstrated chaotic and unethical behavior and disregard for our Republic's time-tested principals of constitution governance."
The post continues by claiming Trump is "susceptible to flattery and manipulation by [Russian President] Vladimir Putin and [President of the People's Republic of China] Xi Jinping" and has "contempt for the norms of decent, ethical and lawful behavior."
The letter praises Harris for being a champion "of the rule of law, democracy, and constitutional principles." The signatories also say Harris would "sign the bipartisan Border Security package," and "always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself."
The signatories include eight former members of Congress as well as former CIA and FBI director William Webster, former director of national intelligence John Negroponte, and former U.S. trade representatives Carla Hills and Robert Zoellick.
The 2024 presidential election has caused not just Republicans to rethink their past political allegiances but Democrats as well. Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and longtime California state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil switched to support Trump.
The letter was published by the two-week-old Substack page "reganbushmccainromney" and states: "We are alumni of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney, and we're all supporting Harris-Walz in 2024!"
As of Thursday, the page has 208 subscribers.
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