Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday. On Monday, more than 200 ex-staffers for former President George W. Bush and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain and Sen. Mitt Romney endorsed Harris for president. Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI
The group of Republicans, which released a similar letter in 2020, warned that democracy would be "irreparably jeopardized" by a second White House term for former President Donald Trump .
"We have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Tim Walz. That's to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable," the letter states .
"Another four years of Donald Trump's chaotic leadership, this time focused on advancing the dangerous goals of Project 2025, will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our sacred institutions," the group claims. Trump has repeatedly disavowed Project 2025.
"Abroad, democratic movements will be irreparably jeopardized as Trump and his acolyte JD Vance kowtow to dictators like Vladimir Putin while turning their backs on our allies," the letter states.
In this file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, right, and Republican presidential candidate John McCain talk on the tarmac at Hobby Airport February 18, 2008 in Houston, Texas. George Herbert Walker Bush died November 30, 2018 at the age of 94 years. File Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI
Trump has "no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the truth," Grisham said during her speech.
Former President Bush stands with Mitt Romney during the opening ceremonies of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games. File Photo by H. Ruckemann/UPI
Olivia Troye, a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence , also signed the letter and spoke out against Trump at last week's convention.
"You're not voting for a Democrat. You're voting for democracy," Troye said. "You're not betraying our party. You're standing up for our country."
In the letter, the group urged moderate Republicans and independents in battleground states to help elect Harris.
"We're heartfully calling on these friends, colleagues, neighbors and family members to take a brave stand once more, 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."
While the Harris campaign has not responded to the endorsement, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung called the letter "hilarious."
"Nobody knows who these people are," Cheung said in a statement . "They would rather see the country burn down than to see President Trump successfully return to the White House."
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