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Listen to these people about Trump
Roger White
Nov. 3, 2024 10:11 am
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Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, the longest-serving chief of staff in the Trump White House, told New York Times Trump is a fascist with no understanding of the Constitution or concept of the rule of law, warned that Trump admires dictators and would govern like one if elected. Trump’s threats to use the military against Americans he considers the “enemy within” are dangerous.
Elizabeth Neumann, former deputy chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security agrees with Kelly, citing Trump’s authoritarian tendencies and “ultra-nationalism.”
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls Trump “a threat to democracy” and “unfit for office.”
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton calls him “unfit to be president.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence: “Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.”
Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump “Shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”
Cassidy Hutchinson, a Trump aide, “I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history.”
“The American people should listen to what these folks are saying,” said former White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews.
Roger White
Cedar Falls
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