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(NewsNation) — John Giles, a Republican politician from Mesa, Arizona, urged different Americans who find themselves successful the governmental mediate to “put state first,” claiming that the GOP enactment has been "kidnaped by the cult of Donald Trump."
“My leader [Sen.] John McCain taught america — taught america to enactment state implicit party, and that’s however Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz volition lead, too,” Giles said during his code astatine the Democratic National Convention.
“I person an urgent connection for the bulk of Americans who, similar me, are successful the governmental middle: John McCain’s Republican Party is gone, and we don’t beryllium a damn happening to what’s been near behind,” helium said. “So let’s crook the page. Let’s enactment state first. Let’s enactment adults successful the room, wherever our state deserves.”
Giles is among a handful of Republicans who person voiced support for Harris.
Republicans speaking astatine the DNC
Another Trump critic, erstwhile Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., is besides expected to talk astatine the DNC.
Other GOP speakers are Olivia Troye, a erstwhile homeland information adjutant to erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence, and erstwhile Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. Both Troye and Duncan person become regular critics of Trump.
“With my location authorities of Georgia up for grabs, I’m honored to beryllium speaking astatine the Democratic National Convention and talk straight to my chap Republicans and voters successful the mediate who privation to determination past the Trump nightmare,” Duncan said successful a statement.
In summation to those much high-profile names, the Harris run said determination would beryllium aggregate different Republican voices featured, including a video from erstwhile blimpish activistic Rich Logis and remarks from Kyle Sweetser, an Alabama Republican.
Democrats astatine the RNC
Republicans had a fistful of former Democrats speak astatine their normal successful Milwaukee, arsenic well.
Four specified individuals were among the “everyday Americans” who spoke astatine the Republican National Convention past period astir wherefore they were nary longer voting Democrat and alternatively backing Trump successful November.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, from New Jersey, who changed parties in 2019, besides spoke astatine the GOP convention.
Brett Samuels and The Hill contributed to this report.
