A letter signed by former secretaries of state and defense endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and said former President Donald J. Trump poses a threat to the nation’s defense and its democratic system.
Sep 22, 2024 More than 740 former national security officials released a letter Sunday supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid and decrying former President Donald Trump as dangerous to the future of America.
General Mark Milley speaks against Trump
General Mark Milley, the outgoing chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a farewell speech in Arlington, Virginia. “We don’t take an oath to an individual. We take an oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath to the idea that is America, and we’re willing to die to protect it.” His remarks came after President Biden praised his service to the country in a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. General Milley also thanked his fellow military members, family, and government leaders for their support throughout his career.
More than 1,000 veterans and military family members signed an open letter in support of Tim Walz saying they are “appalled” at Trump and Vance’s “politically motivated attacks” accusing him of lying about his decades of military service. Walz, who served in the National Guard for 24 years, has defended his military record.
“JD Vance’s recent comments attacking Governor Walz’s service record are disrespectful and deeply disappointing, especially given Vance’s own service — which we are also profoundly grateful for,” the letter reads. “But given Donald Trump’s long record of expressing disdain for service members, veterans, and their families, it’s unsurprising that his running mate has stooped to such lows.”
Sep. 18, 2024 More than 100 Republican former national security officials endorse Vice President Kamala Harris
2020: 780 Top National Security Leaders Support Biden
A group supporting the Joe Biden presidential campaign released a second list Tuesday of 291 former generals, admirals, senior enlisted and national security officials backing the former vice president, for a total of 780 in the battle of endorsements with the Trump campaign.
The new list includes the names of 81 retired military leaders, bringing the total number of former senior military members backing Biden to 284. That tops the list of 235 former military leaders backing President Donald Trump, which was put out by the Trump campaign last month.
October 30, 2020 Why Those 780 Top National Security Leaders Support Biden
American Generals, Military Leaders, National Security Officials speak against Trump
Dozens of former defense officials, including a handful former secretaries of defense, spoke out in one voice against President Donald Trump and his response to the nationwide protests in an op-ed published in The Washington Post Friday.
Trump threatened earlier this week to send in the military if a city fails to control local civil unrest before previewing what that might mean with a show of force in Washington, DC.
"The members of our military are always ready to serve in our nation's defense. But they must never be used to violate the rights of those they are sworn to protect," the authors of the op-ed wrote Friday.
The joint statement issued Friday follows those of a number of former military leaders, including Trump's former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, condemning the president's actions.
June 5, 2020 The prominent former military leaders who have criticized Trump’s actions over protests
As Donald Trump tries to rewrite his record on the world stage, here’s a reminder that our military’s top brass – including those who served under Trump – have condemned the disgraced former president’s reckless behavior on the world stage and slammed his dangerous foreign policy agenda.
Former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley – who Trump recently suggested be executed – has called Trump a threat to democracy and the institution of the military.
Gen. Mark Milley Says He Has Taken 'Measures' to Protect Family After Trump Suggests He Should be Executed
The Atlantic: “Trump Floats the Idea of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley”
Milley: “As much as these comments are directed at me, it’s also directed at the institution of the military, and there’s 2.1 million of us in uniform. And the American people can take it to the bank that all of us, every single one of us, from private to general, were loyal to that constitution and will never turn our back on it no matter what.”
The Guardian: “Mark Milley: Retiring General Appears To Call Trump ‘Wannabe Dictator’”
CNN: “‘They’re Not Going To F**king Succeed’: Top Generals Feared Trump Would Attempt A Coup After Election, According To New Book”
CNN: “Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump’s top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, single-handedly took secret action to limit Trump from potentially ordering a dangerous military strike or launching nuclear weapons, according to ‘Peril,’ a new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward and veteran Washington Post reporter Robert Costa.”
Trump’s own former Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned during Trump’s tenure and slammed Trump as “dangerous,” “unfit,” and a threat to the Constitution.
Jim Mattis resigned as Mr Trump’s first defense secretary after the president withdrew troops from Syria in 2018
New York Times: “Jim Mattis, Defense Secretary, Resigns In Rebuke Of Trump’s Worldview.”
The Atlantic: “James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him As A Threat To The Constitution”
Insider: “’Dangerous,’ ‘Unfit,’ And ‘Felony Stupid’: The Most Revealing Quotes From Jim Mattis On Trump’s Presidency In Bob Woodward’s Bombshell Book”
Insider: “In response to Trump’s weakening of alliances, Mattis said: ‘What we’re doing is we’re actually showing how to destroy America. That’s what we’re showing them. How to isolate us from all of our allies. How to take us down. And it’s working very well. We are declaring war on one another inside America. It’s actually working against us right now.’”
Mattis: “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us… We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.”
USA Today: “Mattis took aim at the White House’s decision Monday to forcibly clear protesters from a park in front of the White House, so Trump could walk across the street and pose with a Bible in front of a historic church. Mattis called it an abuse of power.”
Trump’s former chief of staff and retired Marine general John Kelly called Trump a deeply dishonest person who has “no idea what America stands for” and warned that his delay of the transition process over petty political reasons damaged national security.
CNN: “‘A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. A person who cavalierly suggests that a selfless warrior who has served his country for 40 years in peacetime and war should lose his life for treason – in expectation that someone will take action. A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law. ‘There is nothing more that can be said,’ Kelly concluded. ‘God help us.”
Politico: “President-elect Joe Biden should start receiving intelligence briefings, and the delay in allowing the transition to officially get started is damaging U.S. national security, President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly told POLITICO in an exclusive interview. ‘You lose a lot if the transition is delayed because the new people are not allowed to get their head in the game,’ Kelly said Friday.”
CNN: “‘The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life,’ the retired Marine general has told friends, CNN has learned.’”
Retired four-star Army General Barry McCaffrey called Trump “a serious threat to US national security” and slammed his failure to protect American interests from Russia.
Retired US general likens Trump’s attacks on military to Nazi Germany. ‘This is a cult, it’s a lawless cult and it’s a major threat to the armed forces of the United States and our security,’ said Gen Barry McCaffrey
The Hill: “A retired four-star Army general said that he believes that President Trump is a ‘serious threat to US national security.’ Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey tweeted Friday that he reached the conclusion about Trump because the president ‘is refusing to protect vital US interests from active Russian attacks.’ ‘It is apparent that he is for some unknown reason under the sway of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,’ he added.”
Former commander of American forces in Afghanistan General John Allen said Trump’s threats of military force against peaceful protesters may be “the beginning of the end of the American experiment.”
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump’s threats of military force may be ‘the beginning of the end of the American experiment’
CNN: “Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump’s Threats Of Military Force May Be ‘The Beginning Of The End Of The American Experiment’”
Books
The premise: The former FBI director, who was fired and then subsequently became a key figure in Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, poured his grievances onto the page.
The scoop: Comey talked a lot about ethics (or lack thereof), interest in the truth (or lack thereof), and warned about the country's eventual destabilization. But most importantly, Comey alleged that Trump asked him to help get rid of that whole "pee tape" debacle.
The premise: Former National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote a book that's not even a little bit about Hamilton. But news of its pending release broke during the impeachment trial, which was cool.
The scoop: Most of the revelations had to do with (obviously) national security, like Trump's meddling with investigations into China and Turkey. Earlier this summer, the administration tried to block the book's publication, citing an NDA Bolton signed, but they were overruled.
The former FBI counterintelligence agent, who was removed from Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation and later fired when personal texts by Strzok critical of Trump were discovered, writes about investigating Russian interference in America's elections. (He has since sued the Justice Department and FBI over his termination, arguing it was politically motivated.) Strzok writes in the book out in September: “Given what we knew or had cause to suspect about Trump’s compromising behavior in the weeks, months, and years leading up to the election, moreover, it also seemed conceivable, if unlikely, that Moscow had indeed pulled off the most stunning intelligence achievement in human history: secretly controlling the president of the United States — a Manchurian candidate elected.
The former deputy director of the FBI, who was fired by Trump just 26 hours before his scheduled retirement, recounts in detail the time between Trump’s election and his own firing, and argues that his former boss and his administration are the greatest threat to American democracy. Of the president’s derogatory tweets leveled at him, McCabe writes, “It is meaningless to be called a liar by the most prolific liar I have ever encountered.
At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster entered an administration beset by conflict and the hyper partisanship of American politics. With the candor of a soldier and the perspective of a historian, McMaster rises above the fray to lay bare the good, the bad, and the ugly of Trump’s presidency and give readers insight into what a second Trump term would look like.
"This is the memoir America wishes Jim Mattis had written." —The Washington Post
An insider's sometimes shocking account of how Defense Secretary James Mattis led the US military through global challenges while serving as a crucial check on the Trump Administration.
For nearly two years as Trump's Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis maintained a complicated relationship with the President. A lifelong Marine widely considered to be one of America's greatest generals, Mattis was committed to keeping America safe. Yet he served a President whose actions were frequently unpredictable and impulsive with far-reaching consequences.
VETERAN Groups opposing Trump
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Veterans Defending Democracy
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