Republican aides who worked in the George W. Bush administration and for the late Senator John McCain and Mitt Romney on Thursday guaranteed their support for 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden, along with other GOP officials in rejecting the re-election campaign of President Trump on the last day of the Republican National Convention.
In separate letters released Thursday, alumni of the Bush administration, Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and McCain’s 2008 White House bid and congressional office announced their support for the former vice president. Republican officials say that while they disagree with some of Biden’s policies, they value his record of bilingual work and believe he can offer solid leadership if the country struggles with the coronavirus ponemy, a weakened economy and deeply entrenched policies. divisions.
“In view of the lack of competent leadership of competent leadership, his attempt to increase divisions among Americans instead of bridging, and his failure to uphold American values, we believe that the election of former Vice President Biden is clearly in the national interest, “more than 100 former McCain staffers wrote in a public letter.
The former employees of Romney were stronger in their punishment of Mr. Trump, saying that while some of them voted for him in 2016, they are now all worried about the GOP turning into a “toxic personality cult” under the leadership of the president. Romney himself has often crossed the White House since he entered the Senate, and was the only GOP senator who voted to condemn Mr. Trump in his indictment.
“Since 2017, the results of that disastrous decision have been fully displayed for the world to see. Now, with a pandemic that is crippling our economy and robbing our national spirit, every corner of America is suffering at the hands of the irregular, indecent President Trump, even recorded government style, “wrote more than 30 former Romney aides in her letter.
The group of alumni of the Bush administration, led by former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, focused on Biden’s values and decency, and implicitly criticized Mrs’s behavior.
“Joe’s friendliness is now badly needed. He famously treats the train attendant with the same dignity as his fellow senators. As former public servants, we believe that decency in government should not be allowed to die on the vine,” wrote 230 alumni of Bush in her letter. “We must take a stand and insist that it be returned to the office of the President.”
Former Bush, Romney, and McCain associates join a growing list of Republican officials who will be public in 2020 against their party’s presidential candidate by 2020. Several high-profile Republican politicians, including former Ohio governors, John Kasich, have signed Biden, who has also received the support of officials working in the Trump administration, including former chief of staff Miles Taylor for Homeland Security.
Bo Erickson contributed reporting.
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