Exclusive: Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials to back Biden

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, people familiar with the effort said, in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party.

The group will publicly endorse Biden in the coming weeks and its members plan to campaign for the former vice president who is challenging Trump in the Nov. 3 election, the sources said. It includes at least two dozen officials who served under Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, with dozens more in talks to join, the sources added.

They will argue that another four years of a Trump presidency would endanger U.S. national security and that Republican voters should view Biden as the better choice despite policy differences, the sources said.


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[mucifer]

1. you know I'm a peacenik and normally that would upset me. Desperate times...

[FM123]

2. Fantastic!

While we must never forget that these guys are NOT our friends - they are great travel companions for the moment as we head down that road to remove the train wreck that is trump.

[NNadir]

3. They are certainly as concerned by the moral destruction of their party as they are of the...

...destruction of our country, but we would be fools to criticize them for their efforts.

Frankly, I think good government requires a principled opposition, which in another time, the Republican Party gave us, but the trajectory set originally by Nixon has gone too far for the Republicans to demonstrate principles.

Perhaps the "never Trumpers" can rebuild a principled opposition. It will make all of us better.

[matt819]

4. That's great, of course

But not a single one should be appointed in the Biden administration.

[murielm99]

5. That is wonderful.

But it won't help us with voter suppression and all the other cheating trump and his minions will do. We still need a massive GOTV effort.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. K&R