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Over 700 high-ranking nationalist information officials person endorsed Democratic campaigner Vice President Harris successful her tally for the White House, with immoderate leaders expressing concerns astir erstwhile President Trump's "scary authoritarian streak."
“Vice President Harris has each the enactment qualities needed to beryllium a beardown commandant successful chief. She’s prepared. She’s strategic. She’s understands each sides of an issue,” retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Michael Smith told The Hill. “We saw arsenic overmuch during the debate."
"As we’ve seen for astir a decade, however, erstwhile President Trump has nary of those qualities, and helium has a scary authoritarian streak," Smith, who is besides the president of National Security Leaders for America, added.
The missive endorsing Harris consists of 741 erstwhile high-ranking nationalist information officials, including 233 wide and emblem officers. Among those 741 officials are 15 four-star generals, 10 erstwhile furniture secretaries and 10 work secretaries arsenic good arsenic leaders who served successful Republican administrations.
“We bash not hold connected everything, but we each adhere to 2 cardinal principles,” the missive reads. “First, we judge America’s nationalist information requires a superior and susceptible Commander-in-Chief. Second, we judge American ideology is invaluable."
"Each procreation has a work to support it," the missive continues. "That is wherefore we, the undersigned, proudly endorse Kamala Harris to beryllium the adjacent President of the United States.”
The signatories praise Harris arsenic the much diplomatic and realistic campaigner for office, distinguishing her from erstwhile President Trump, who they telephone “impulsive and ill-informed.” It cites Trump’s relations with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and the violent leaders of Hezbollah.
“Our endorsement of Vice President Harris is an endorsement of state and an enactment of patriotism. It is an endorsement of antiauthoritarian ideals, of competence, and of relentless optimism successful America’s future,” the missive concludes.
This endorsement comes aft over 100 erstwhile GOP nationalist information figures already endorsed Harris earlier this week. That missive cited Trump’s "demonstrated chaotic and unethical behavior" arsenic president arsenic crushed to enactment Harris, who they accidental "posesses the indispensable qualities to service arsenic president."
