The group of more than 200 people warns that another four “chaotic” years of Donald Trump “will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our sacred institutions”.
“Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That’s to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable,” the Republicans write.
They’re asking moderate Republicans and conservative independents in key swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, to vote “for leaders that will strive for consensus, not chaos; that will work to unite, not divide; that will make our country and our children proud.”
“Those leaders are Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz,” the letter, obtained by USA Today , says.
Stephanie Grisham, former Trump administration press secretary, spoke at the DNC last week, warning voters about what Trump could do in a second term (Reuters)
The former chiefs of staff for Bush I and McCain, advisers to McCain and Romeny on their presidential campaigns and hundreds of other officials signed the letter.
It was also signed by Olivia Troye, a former Mike Pence staffer and Pentagon official under the Bush II administration, who spoke against Trump at the Democratic National Convention.
Troye, and several other former Trump administration staffers like Stephanie Grisham , have similarly endorsed Harris and warned of a second Trump presidency. At the DNC, Grisham and Troye shared stories from their time in the White House, underlining Trump’s unconventional leadership that caused chaos.
In response to the letter, Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, said in a statement to NBC News that the letter was “hilarious” and claimed “nobody knows who these people are.”
“They would rather see the country burn down than to see President Trump successfully return to the White House to Make America Great Again,” Cheung said.
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