This series lists prominent Republicans, Trump appointees and veterans of previous Republican presidencies now opposing Trump’s reelection. And shows why. Today we hit 150.
Click here for parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four and twenty-five. This is part twenty-six.
Click on the name for the source of the quote.
142. Rick Snyder, Republican governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2018:
“President Trump lacks a moral compass. He ignores the truth ... has demonstrated also that he does not fully appreciate public policy matters, including public health, the economy and foreign relations, nor does he seem to want to learn.” [3 September, 2020]
143. Susan Molinari, former Republican congresswoman from New York, Trump administration’s transition contributor:
“I’ve known Donald Trump for most of my political career. So disappointing, and lately so disturbing,” [18 August, 2020]
144. Jim Leach, former Republican congressman for Eastern Iowa, ex-US Foreign Service Officer at the State Department under President Nixon:
“While some of us hold policy positions that differ from those of Joe Biden and his party, the time to debate those policy differences will come later. For now it is imperative that we stop Trump’s assault on our nation’s values and institutions and reinstate the moral foundations of our democracy.” [21 August, 2020]
145. Phil Scott, Republican governor of Vermont:
“I believe he [Trump] abused his position of power; withholding those funds is inappropriate. I believe, as Senator Romney did, that he shouldn’t be in office.” [7 February, 2020]
146. Meg Whitman, corporate CEO, former senior official for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns and former Republican candidate for governor of California:
“I’m a longtime Republican and a longtime CEO. And let me tell you, Donald Trump has no clue how to run a business, let alone an economy. Joe Biden, on the other hand, has a plan that will strengthen our economy for working people and small-business owners.” [18 August, 2020]
147. Bill Weld, former governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential candidate:
“The president has personal issues. I think he feels insecure. The reason he asserts that he’s a stable genius is that he knows damn well he’s not stable. And he’s such a genius that he had his fixer, lawyer Michael Cohen, threaten to sue the University of Pennsylvania if either his grades or his aptitude scores ever became public. I think that’s telling.” [10 February, 2020]
148. David Frum, Republican strategist, speechwriter for George W Bush:
“All the things a president is supposed to care about, he doesn’t care about. He doesn’t know about them. They are not interesting to him ... He’s a carnival barker. He’s a con man. He’s deceiving these people.” [22 January, 2018]
149. Larry Harrington, policy deputy for the Republican attorney general of Tennessee, worked in Treasury under George W Bush:
“Trashing current trade agreements and today’s complicated automotive supply chain will not bring back jobs lost to automation and imports ... Trump's tariff policy does not serve America’s national security interests.” [15 December, 2018]
150. John Brennan, director of national counterterrorism under George W Bush and Trump’s first CIA director:
“Donald Trump’s rant ... reveals the extent of Trump’s incompetence, insecurity, & juvenile petulance. He is not & never has been a leader. He is a national disgrace.” [21 March, 2020]
To be continued ...
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