The MAGA President Remade America as a Shithole Country

[Olustee bus]

Originally Posted by The_Dude

It really is pointless.

Not really. This debate on a corvette forum is of critical concern to the millions of folks who don't drive or has never driven a corvette. They need to know our take of the issues facing us this fall.

Really, No shit! We need a bigger audience.

[Old Ben]

Originally Posted by Olustee bus

Not really. This debate on a corvette forum is of critical concern to the millions of folks who don't drive or has never driven a corvette. They need to know our take of the issues facing us this fall.

Really, No shit! We need a bigger audience.

We do have a bunch of CF lurkers so there is that.

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by Old Ben

We do have a bunch of CF lurkers so there is that.

[z06psi]

Originally Posted by Old Ben

We do have a bunch of CF lurkers so there is that.

Hi Thomas, Denise, and Doug.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Adog will be extremely disappointed, however, at least he can stop sending friend requests.

I will never stop. My goal is to have 500 members on my friends list by September 2020. I'am 496 short but remember this. "From the acorn grew the mighty oak"

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

I will never stop. My goal is to have 500 members on my friends list by September 2020. I'am 496 short but remember this. "From the acorn grew the mighty oak"

The night is young. The number can become 498 short in no time. I have faith in you.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by aerovette

The night is young. The number can become 498 short in no time. I have faith in you.

I'am going to send a friends request to Thomas and Jeff'79 and build from there.

[Will]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Obama fixed an economy that was a shambles

If this was even remotely close to accurate Donald Trump would not be President, would not have even come close to being the GOP nominee.

The economy Obama inherited, on most key measures, was actually not quite as bad as the one Reagan inherited at the beginning of the 1980s. But close, and because of that Obama could have been the next Reagan and beloved by a decent chunk of Republicans, if he hadn't been (1) a completely incompetent manager, and (2) a blind ideologue.

Instead he got to eat shit and pass the baton to Donald Trump.

He blew the opportunity of a lifetime.

[Cool 50th AE]

I didn’t read any previous replies.

But I am sure the OP can suck my asshole.
And he would enjoy it.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

I'am going to send a friends request to Thomas and Jeff'79 and build from there.

Mention Trump and you are golden !

[z06psi]

Originally Posted by Cool 50th AE

I didn’t read any previous replies.



But I am sure the OP can suck my asshole.

And he would enjoy it.

[Jeff '79]

A STATEMENT BY FORMER REPUBLICAN NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS
We are former national security officials who served during the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and/or Donald Trump, or as Republican Members of Congress. We are profoundly concerned about the course of our nation under the leadership of Donald Trump. Through his actions and his rhetoric, Trump has demonstrated that he lacks the character and competence to lead this nation and has engaged in corrupt behavior that renders him unfit to serve as President.

For the following reasons, we have concluded that Donald Trump has failed our country and that Vice President Joe Biden should be elected the next President of the United States.

​Donald Trump has gravely damaged America’s role as a world leader. Trump has disgraced America’s global reputation and undermined our nation’s moral and diplomatic influence. He has called NATO “obsolete,” branded Europe a “foe,” mocked the leaders of America’s closest friends, and threatened to terminate longstanding US alliances. Other global leaders, friends and foes alike, view him as unreliable, unstable, and unworthy of respect.
​Donald Trump has shown that he is unfit to lead during a national crisis. Instead of rallying the American people and the world to confront the coronavirus, Trump has spent the past half year spreading misinformation, undermining public health experts, attacking state and local officials, and wallowing in self-pity. He has demonstrated far greater concern about the fate of his reelection than the health of the American people.
Donald Trump has solicited foreign influence and undermined confidence in our presidential elections. Trump publicly asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to assist his 2016 campaign, called on Chinese president Xi Jinping to “start an investigation” into his current political opponent, and pressured the president of Ukraine to act against his opponent. Citing exaggerated claims of voter fraud, he has challenged the integrity of this year’s election, even suggesting that it be postponed.
Donald Trump has aligned himself with dictators and failed to stand up for American values. Trump has regularly praised the actions of dictators and human rights abusers. He proclaimed his “love” and “great respect” for North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, endorsed “brilliant leader” Xi Jinping’s move to serve as China’s president for life, repeatedly sided with Vladimir Putin against our own intelligence community, and pronounced himself a “big fan” of Turkish president Recep Erdogan despite his crackdown on democracy.
Donald Trump has disparaged our armed forces, intelligence agencies, and diplomats. Trump has attacked Gold Star families, scoffed at American prisoners of war, interfered in the military justice system, and embroiled our military in domestic politics. He has ridiculed US intelligence agencies and falsely branded our nation’s diplomats as the “deep state.”
Donald Trump has undermined the rule of law. Trump has compromised the independence of the Department of Justice, repeatedly attacked federal judges, and punished government officials who have sought to uphold the law. To protect himself from accountability, he has fired officials who launched investigations or testified against him, threatened whistleblowers, dangled pardons as incentives to stay silent, and blocked prison time for a political crony convicted of lying on his behalf. He has impugned journalists investigating his misconduct and has repeatedly denounced the press as the “enemy of the people.”
Donald Trump has dishonored the office of the presidency. Trump engages in childish name-calling, mocks the disabled, belittles women, persistently lies, peddles baseless conspiracy theories, and continually embarrasses Americans in the eyes of the world.
Donald Trump has divided our nation and preached a dark and pessimistic view of America. Trump consistently seeks to incite political, racial, and ethnic divisions, weakening our nation and delighting our adversaries. In contrast to Reagan’s vision of America as a “shining city on a hill,” Trump speaks of “American carnage,” pits Americans against each other, and stokes fears that “angry mobs” and “anarchists” are destroying our country.
Donald Trump has attacked and vilified immigrants to our country. Trump routinely denigrates immigrants and inflames prejudices as he seeks support for his reelection. Despite America’s legacy as a nation of immigrants, he has demonized Americans who come from other countries, even telling members of Congress whose families immigrated to the United States to “go back” to the “crime-infested places” from which they came.
Donald Trump has imperiled America’s security by mismanaging his national security team. Trump has dismissed or replaced — often by tweet — the secretaries of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Directors of National Intelligence and the FBI, three National Security Advisors, and other senior officials in critical national security positions, many because they refused to cover for his misdeeds or demonstrate sufficient personal loyalty.
While we – like all Americans – had hoped that Donald Trump would govern wisely, he has disappointed millions of voters who put their faith in him and has demonstrated that he is dangerously unfit to serve another term.

In contrast, we believe Joe Biden has the character, experience, and temperament to lead this nation. We believe he will restore the dignity of the presidency, bring Americans together, reassert America’s role as a global leader, and inspire our nation to live up to its ideals.

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.

To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him.

Adm. Steve Abbot
Fmr Dep Homeland Security Advisor
Mary Catherine Andrews
Fmr Special Asst to the President
Richard Armitage
Fmr Deputy Secretary of State
Christopher Barton
Fmr Director, NSC Staff
John Bellinger
Fmr Legal Adviser, Dept of State
Adm. Kenneth Bernard
Fmr Special Asst to the President
Amb. Robert Blackwill
Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor
Linton Brooks
Fmr Under Secretary of Energy
Kara Bue
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Amb. Richard Burt
Fmr US Ambassador to Germany
Victor Cha
Fmr Director, NSC Staff
Thomas Christensen
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Eliot Cohen
Fmr Counselor of the Dept of State
Joseph Collins
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of Defense
Heather Conley
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Chester Crocker
Fmr Asst Secretary of State
Patrick Cronin
Fmr Asst Administrator, USAID
Amb. Sada Cumber
Fmr US Special Envoy to the OIC​
Mike Donley
Fmr Secretary of the Air Force
Raymond DuBois
Fmr Acting Under Secretary of the Army
Amb. Eric Edelman
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Gary Edson
Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor
Richard Falkenrath
Fmr Dep Asst to the President
Aaron Friedberg
Fmr Dep Asst to the Vice President
Janice Gardner
Fmr Asst Secretary of the Treasury
Amb. James Glassman
Fmr Under Secretary of State
David Gordon
Fmr Director, State Dept, Policy Planning
Colleen Graffy
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Michael Green
Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Fmr Secretary of Defense and US Senator
Gen. Michael Hayden
Fmr Director of the CIA and the NSA
Amb. Carla Hills
Fmr US Trade Representative
Ash Jain
Fmr Member, State Dept Policy Planning
James Kelly
Fmr Asst Secretary of State
Rep. Jim Kolbe
Fmr Member of Congress
David Kramer
Fmr Asst Secretary of State
Stephen Krasner
Fmr Director, State Dept Policy Planning
Ken Krieg
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Amb. Frank Lavin
Fmr Under Secretary of Commerce
Rep. Jim Leach
Fmr Member of Congress
Bruce Lemkin
Fmr Dep Under Secretary of the Air Force
Michael Leiter
Fmr Director, National Counterterrorism Ctr
Peter Lichtenbaum
Fmr Asst Secretary of Commerce
James Loy
Fmr Dep Secretary of Homeland Security
Peter Madigan
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary State
Bryan McGrath
Former US Navy Officer
David Merkel
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
John Mitnick
Fmr General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security
Holly Morrow
Fmr Director, NSC Staff
Amb. John Negroponte
Fmr Director of National Intelligence, and Fmr Deputy Secretary of State
Elizabeth Neumann
Fmr Asst Secretary of Homeland Security
Sean O’Keefe
Fmr Secretary of the Navy and NASA Administrator
Daniel Price
Fmr Dep National Security Advisor
Paul Rosenzweig
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of Homeland Security
Nicholas Rostow
Fmr NSC Legal Adviser
Kori Schake
Fmr Prin Dep Director, State Dept Policy Planning
Wayne Schroeder
Fmr Dep Under Secretary of Defense
Robert Shanks
Fmr Dep Asst Attorney General
Rep. Christopher Shays
Fmr Member of Congress
John Simon
Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff
Stephen Slick
Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff
Amb. William Taft
Fmr Deputy Secretary of Defense
Shirin Tahir-Kheli
Fmr Special Asst to the President
Miles Taylor
Fmr Chief of Staff, Dept of Homeland Security
William Tobey
Fmr Dep Administrator, Nat Nuclear Security Admin
Amb. Robert Tuttle
Fmr US Ambassador to the United Kingdom
John Veroneau
Fmr Dep US Trade Representative
Michael Vickers
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Ken Wainstein
Fmr Homeland Security Advisor
Sen. John Warner
Fmr US Senator
Matthew Waxman
Fmr Prin Dep Director, State Dept Policy Planning
William Webster
Fmr Director of the CIA and FBI
Dov Zakheim
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Philip Zelikow
Fmr Counselor of the Dept of State

[Aerovette]

Sounds like 70 over-sensitive people constructed a letter from their safe space.

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

A STATEMENT BY FORMER REPUBLICAN NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS
We are former national security officials who served during the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and/or Donald Trump, or as Republican Members of Congress. We are profoundly concerned about the course of our nation under the leadership of Donald Trump. Through his actions and his rhetoric, Trump has demonstrated that he lacks the character and competence to lead this nation and has engaged in corrupt behavior that renders him unfit to serve as President.

For the following reasons, we have concluded that Donald Trump has failed our country and that Vice President Joe Biden should be elected the next President of the United States.

​Donald Trump has gravely damaged America’s role as a world leader. Trump has disgraced America’s global reputation and undermined our nation’s moral and diplomatic influence. He has called NATO “obsolete,” branded Europe a “foe,” mocked the leaders of America’s closest friends, and threatened to terminate longstanding US alliances. Other global leaders, friends and foes alike, view him as unreliable, unstable, and unworthy of respect.
​Donald Trump has shown that he is unfit to lead during a national crisis. Instead of rallying the American people and the world to confront the coronavirus, Trump has spent the past half year spreading misinformation, undermining public health experts, attacking state and local officials, and wallowing in self-pity. He has demonstrated far greater concern about the fate of his reelection than the health of the American people.
Donald Trump has solicited foreign influence and undermined confidence in our presidential elections. Trump publicly asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to assist his 2016 campaign, called on Chinese president Xi Jinping to “start an investigation” into his current political opponent, and pressured the president of Ukraine to act against his opponent. Citing exaggerated claims of voter fraud, he has challenged the integrity of this year’s election, even suggesting that it be postponed.
Donald Trump has aligned himself with dictators and failed to stand up for American values. Trump has regularly praised the actions of dictators and human rights abusers. He proclaimed his “love” and “great respect” for North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, endorsed “brilliant leader” Xi Jinping’s move to serve as China’s president for life, repeatedly sided with Vladimir Putin against our own intelligence community, and pronounced himself a “big fan” of Turkish president Recep Erdogan despite his crackdown on democracy.
Donald Trump has disparaged our armed forces, intelligence agencies, and diplomats. Trump has attacked Gold Star families, scoffed at American prisoners of war, interfered in the military justice system, and embroiled our military in domestic politics. He has ridiculed US intelligence agencies and falsely branded our nation’s diplomats as the “deep state.”
Donald Trump has undermined the rule of law. Trump has compromised the independence of the Department of Justice, repeatedly attacked federal judges, and punished government officials who have sought to uphold the law. To protect himself from accountability, he has fired officials who launched investigations or testified against him, threatened whistleblowers, dangled pardons as incentives to stay silent, and blocked prison time for a political crony convicted of lying on his behalf. He has impugned journalists investigating his misconduct and has repeatedly denounced the press as the “enemy of the people.”
Donald Trump has dishonored the office of the presidency. Trump engages in childish name-calling, mocks the disabled, belittles women, persistently lies, peddles baseless conspiracy theories, and continually embarrasses Americans in the eyes of the world.
Donald Trump has divided our nation and preached a dark and pessimistic view of America. Trump consistently seeks to incite political, racial, and ethnic divisions, weakening our nation and delighting our adversaries. In contrast to Reagan’s vision of America as a “shining city on a hill,” Trump speaks of “American carnage,” pits Americans against each other, and stokes fears that “angry mobs” and “anarchists” are destroying our country.
Donald Trump has attacked and vilified immigrants to our country. Trump routinely denigrates immigrants and inflames prejudices as he seeks support for his reelection. Despite America’s legacy as a nation of immigrants, he has demonized Americans who come from other countries, even telling members of Congress whose families immigrated to the United States to “go back” to the “crime-infested places” from which they came.
Donald Trump has imperiled America’s security by mismanaging his national security team. Trump has dismissed or replaced — often by tweet — the secretaries of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Directors of National Intelligence and the FBI, three National Security Advisors, and other senior officials in critical national security positions, many because they refused to cover for his misdeeds or demonstrate sufficient personal loyalty.
While we – like all Americans – had hoped that Donald Trump would govern wisely, he has disappointed millions of voters who put their faith in him and has demonstrated that he is dangerously unfit to serve another term.

In contrast, we believe Joe Biden has the character, experience, and temperament to lead this nation. We believe he will restore the dignity of the presidency, bring Americans together, reassert America’s role as a global leader, and inspire our nation to live up to its ideals.

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.

To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him.

Adm. Steve Abbot
Fmr Dep Homeland Security Advisor
Mary Catherine Andrews
Fmr Special Asst to the President
Richard Armitage
Fmr Deputy Secretary of State
Christopher Barton
Fmr Director, NSC Staff
John Bellinger
Fmr Legal Adviser, Dept of State
Adm. Kenneth Bernard
Fmr Special Asst to the President
Amb. Robert Blackwill
Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor
Linton Brooks
Fmr Under Secretary of Energy
Kara Bue
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Amb. Richard Burt
Fmr US Ambassador to Germany
Victor Cha
Fmr Director, NSC Staff
Thomas Christensen
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Eliot Cohen
Fmr Counselor of the Dept of State
Joseph Collins
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of Defense
Heather Conley
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Chester Crocker
Fmr Asst Secretary of State
Patrick Cronin
Fmr Asst Administrator, USAID
Amb. Sada Cumber
Fmr US Special Envoy to the OIC​
Mike Donley
Fmr Secretary of the Air Force
Raymond DuBois
Fmr Acting Under Secretary of the Army
Amb. Eric Edelman
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Gary Edson
Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor
Richard Falkenrath
Fmr Dep Asst to the President
Aaron Friedberg
Fmr Dep Asst to the Vice President
Janice Gardner
Fmr Asst Secretary of the Treasury
Amb. James Glassman
Fmr Under Secretary of State
David Gordon
Fmr Director, State Dept, Policy Planning
Colleen Graffy
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
Michael Green
Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Fmr Secretary of Defense and US Senator
Gen. Michael Hayden
Fmr Director of the CIA and the NSA
Amb. Carla Hills
Fmr US Trade Representative
Ash Jain
Fmr Member, State Dept Policy Planning
James Kelly
Fmr Asst Secretary of State
Rep. Jim Kolbe
Fmr Member of Congress
David Kramer
Fmr Asst Secretary of State
Stephen Krasner
Fmr Director, State Dept Policy Planning
Ken Krieg
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Amb. Frank Lavin
Fmr Under Secretary of Commerce
Rep. Jim Leach
Fmr Member of Congress
Bruce Lemkin
Fmr Dep Under Secretary of the Air Force
Michael Leiter
Fmr Director, National Counterterrorism Ctr
Peter Lichtenbaum
Fmr Asst Secretary of Commerce
James Loy
Fmr Dep Secretary of Homeland Security
Peter Madigan
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary State
Bryan McGrath
Former US Navy Officer
David Merkel
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State
John Mitnick
Fmr General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security
Holly Morrow
Fmr Director, NSC Staff
Amb. John Negroponte
Fmr Director of National Intelligence, and Fmr Deputy Secretary of State
Elizabeth Neumann
Fmr Asst Secretary of Homeland Security
Sean O’Keefe
Fmr Secretary of the Navy and NASA Administrator
Daniel Price
Fmr Dep National Security Advisor
Paul Rosenzweig
Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of Homeland Security
Nicholas Rostow
Fmr NSC Legal Adviser
Kori Schake
Fmr Prin Dep Director, State Dept Policy Planning
Wayne Schroeder
Fmr Dep Under Secretary of Defense
Robert Shanks
Fmr Dep Asst Attorney General
Rep. Christopher Shays
Fmr Member of Congress
John Simon
Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff
Stephen Slick
Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff
Amb. William Taft
Fmr Deputy Secretary of Defense
Shirin Tahir-Kheli
Fmr Special Asst to the President
Miles Taylor
Fmr Chief of Staff, Dept of Homeland Security
William Tobey
Fmr Dep Administrator, Nat Nuclear Security Admin
Amb. Robert Tuttle
Fmr US Ambassador to the United Kingdom
John Veroneau
Fmr Dep US Trade Representative
Michael Vickers
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Ken Wainstein
Fmr Homeland Security Advisor
Sen. John Warner
Fmr US Senator
Matthew Waxman
Fmr Prin Dep Director, State Dept Policy Planning
William Webster
Fmr Director of the CIA and FBI
Dov Zakheim
Fmr Under Secretary of Defense
Philip Zelikow
Fmr Counselor of the Dept of State

cliffs?

[Iron Chef]

Originally Posted by Raazor

cliffs?

A bunch of people don't like Trump.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

A bunch of Republicans odon't like Trump.

*fixt

[Iron Chef]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

A bunch of Republicans odon't like Trump.

Now it's *fixt

I'm sure there's a significant anti-Biden camp among Democrats too.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

Now it's *fixt

I'm sure there's a significant anti-Biden camp among Democrats too.

No way

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

A bunch of people don't like Trump.

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

Now it's *fixt

I'm sure there's a significant anti-Biden camp among Democrats too.

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

No way

It's pretty easy to believe that both of them are scum. It's like I have said for a decade: You have to separate the man from the policies, for example, I think Bill Clinton was (and still is) a total scumbag, but I also believe he was a reasonably competent leader, and probably did more good for the country than harm.

At best, Trump is a philandering narcissist, and I wouldn't want him within 10 miles of my daughter. Sleepy Joe on the other hand, I would be less worried about around my daughter, because she is 24 years old now, clearly too old for Creepy Joe, but he is still a scumbag. NO ONE can possibly win an argument on the basis of "I'm voting for ________, because he is a decent man and the other guy is a scumbag" in this election, and it doesn't matter what name you put in the blank.

The election SHOULD be about the underlying policies. For example: do you believe that creating "opportunity zones" to develop economically depressed areas here in the US is better than expanding handout programs? Do you believe the country as a whole, is better served by increasing border security, and only letting in people who are not criminals, are here to work, and not currently infected with a dread disease, or by letting hoards of diseased, poor, and possibly criminal ne'er do wells come into our country unfettered and make the American worker pay for their healthcare, food, housing and education?

[z06psi]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

A STATEMENT BY FORMER REPUBLICAN NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS

We are former national security officials who served during the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and/or Donald Trump, or as Republican Members of Congress. We are profoundly concerned about the course of our nation under the leadership of Donald Trump. Through his actions and his rhetoric, Trump has demonstrated that he lacks the character and competence to lead this nation and has engaged in corrupt behavior that renders him unfit to serve as President.



For the following reasons, we have concluded that Donald Trump has failed our country and that Vice President Joe Biden should be elected the next President of the United States.



​Donald Trump has gravely damaged America’s role as a world leader. Trump has disgraced America’s global reputation and undermined our nation’s moral and diplomatic influence. He has called NATO “obsolete,” branded Europe a “foe,” mocked the leaders of America’s closest friends, and threatened to terminate longstanding US alliances. Other global leaders, friends and foes alike, view him as unreliable, unstable, and unworthy of respect.

​Donald Trump has shown that he is unfit to lead during a national crisis. Instead of rallying the American people and the world to confront the coronavirus, Trump has spent the past half year spreading misinformation, undermining public health experts, attacking state and local officials, and wallowing in self-pity. He has demonstrated far greater concern about the fate of his reelection than the health of the American people.

Donald Trump has solicited foreign influence and undermined confidence in our presidential elections. Trump publicly asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to assist his 2016 campaign, called on Chinese president Xi Jinping to “start an investigation” into his current political opponent, and pressured the president of Ukraine to act against his opponent. Citing exaggerated claims of voter fraud, he has challenged the integrity of this year’s election, even suggesting that it be postponed.

Donald Trump has aligned himself with dictators and failed to stand up for American values. Trump has regularly praised the actions of dictators and human rights abusers. He proclaimed his “love” and “great respect” for North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, endorsed “brilliant leader” Xi Jinping’s move to serve as China’s president for life, repeatedly sided with Vladimir Putin against our own intelligence community, and pronounced himself a “big fan” of Turkish president Recep Erdogan despite his crackdown on democracy.

Donald Trump has disparaged our armed forces, intelligence agencies, and diplomats. Trump has attacked Gold Star families, scoffed at American prisoners of war, interfered in the military justice system, and embroiled our military in domestic politics. He has ridiculed US intelligence agencies and falsely branded our nation’s diplomats as the “deep state.”

Donald Trump has undermined the rule of law. Trump has compromised the independence of the Department of Justice, repeatedly attacked federal judges, and punished government officials who have sought to uphold the law. To protect himself from accountability, he has fired officials who launched investigations or testified against him, threatened whistleblowers, dangled pardons as incentives to stay silent, and blocked prison time for a political crony convicted of lying on his behalf. He has impugned journalists investigating his misconduct and has repeatedly denounced the press as the “enemy of the people.”

Donald Trump has dishonored the office of the presidency. Trump engages in childish name-calling, mocks the disabled, belittles women, persistently lies, peddles baseless conspiracy theories, and continually embarrasses Americans in the eyes of the world.

Donald Trump has divided our nation and preached a dark and pessimistic view of America. Trump consistently seeks to incite political, racial, and ethnic divisions, weakening our nation and delighting our adversaries. In contrast to Reagan’s vision of America as a “shining city on a hill,” Trump speaks of “American carnage,” pits Americans against each other, and stokes fears that “angry mobs” and “anarchists” are destroying our country.

Donald Trump has attacked and vilified immigrants to our country. Trump routinely denigrates immigrants and inflames prejudices as he seeks support for his reelection. Despite America’s legacy as a nation of immigrants, he has demonized Americans who come from other countries, even telling members of Congress whose families immigrated to the United States to “go back” to the “crime-infested places” from which they came.

Donald Trump has imperiled America’s security by mismanaging his national security team. Trump has dismissed or replaced — often by tweet — the secretaries of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Directors of National Intelligence and the FBI, three National Security Advisors, and other senior officials in critical national security positions, many because they refused to cover for his misdeeds or demonstrate sufficient personal loyalty.

While we – like all Americans – had hoped that Donald Trump would govern wisely, he has disappointed millions of voters who put their faith in him and has demonstrated that he is dangerously unfit to serve another term.



In contrast, we believe Joe Biden has the character, experience, and temperament to lead this nation. We believe he will restore the dignity of the presidency, bring Americans together, reassert America’s role as a global leader, and inspire our nation to live up to its ideals.



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.



To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him.



Adm. Steve Abbot

Fmr Dep Homeland Security Advisor

Mary Catherine Andrews

Fmr Special Asst to the President

Richard Armitage

Fmr Deputy Secretary of State

Christopher Barton

Fmr Director, NSC Staff

John Bellinger

Fmr Legal Adviser, Dept of State

Adm. Kenneth Bernard

Fmr Special Asst to the President

Amb. Robert Blackwill

Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor

Linton Brooks

Fmr Under Secretary of Energy

Kara Bue

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State

Amb. Richard Burt

Fmr US Ambassador to Germany

Victor Cha

Fmr Director, NSC Staff

Thomas Christensen

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State

Eliot Cohen

Fmr Counselor of the Dept of State

Joseph Collins

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of Defense

Heather Conley

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State

Chester Crocker

Fmr Asst Secretary of State

Patrick Cronin

Fmr Asst Administrator, USAID

Amb. Sada Cumber

Fmr US Special Envoy to the OIC​

Mike Donley

Fmr Secretary of the Air Force

Raymond DuBois

Fmr Acting Under Secretary of the Army

Amb. Eric Edelman

Fmr Under Secretary of Defense

Gary Edson

Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor

Richard Falkenrath

Fmr Dep Asst to the President

Aaron Friedberg

Fmr Dep Asst to the Vice President

Janice Gardner

Fmr Asst Secretary of the Treasury

Amb. James Glassman

Fmr Under Secretary of State

David Gordon

Fmr Director, State Dept, Policy Planning

Colleen Graffy

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State

Michael Green

Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff

Sen. Chuck Hagel

Fmr Secretary of Defense and US Senator

Gen. Michael Hayden

Fmr Director of the CIA and the NSA

Amb. Carla Hills

Fmr US Trade Representative

Ash Jain

Fmr Member, State Dept Policy Planning

James Kelly

Fmr Asst Secretary of State

Rep. Jim Kolbe

Fmr Member of Congress

David Kramer

Fmr Asst Secretary of State

Stephen Krasner

Fmr Director, State Dept Policy Planning

Ken Krieg

Fmr Under Secretary of Defense

Amb. Frank Lavin

Fmr Under Secretary of Commerce

Rep. Jim Leach

Fmr Member of Congress

Bruce Lemkin

Fmr Dep Under Secretary of the Air Force

Michael Leiter

Fmr Director, National Counterterrorism Ctr

Peter Lichtenbaum

Fmr Asst Secretary of Commerce

James Loy

Fmr Dep Secretary of Homeland Security

Peter Madigan

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary State

Bryan McGrath

Former US Navy Officer

David Merkel

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of State

John Mitnick

Fmr General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security

Holly Morrow

Fmr Director, NSC Staff

Amb. John Negroponte

Fmr Director of National Intelligence, and Fmr Deputy Secretary of State

Elizabeth Neumann

Fmr Asst Secretary of Homeland Security

Sean O’Keefe

Fmr Secretary of the Navy and NASA Administrator

Daniel Price

Fmr Dep National Security Advisor

Paul Rosenzweig

Fmr Dep Asst Secretary of Homeland Security

Nicholas Rostow

Fmr NSC Legal Adviser

Kori Schake

Fmr Prin Dep Director, State Dept Policy Planning

Wayne Schroeder

Fmr Dep Under Secretary of Defense

Robert Shanks

Fmr Dep Asst Attorney General

Rep. Christopher Shays

Fmr Member of Congress

John Simon

Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff

Stephen Slick

Fmr Senior Director, NSC Staff

Amb. William Taft

Fmr Deputy Secretary of Defense

Shirin Tahir-Kheli

Fmr Special Asst to the President

Miles Taylor

Fmr Chief of Staff, Dept of Homeland Security

William Tobey

Fmr Dep Administrator, Nat Nuclear Security Admin

Amb. Robert Tuttle

Fmr US Ambassador to the United Kingdom

John Veroneau

Fmr Dep US Trade Representative

Michael Vickers

Fmr Under Secretary of Defense

Ken Wainstein

Fmr Homeland Security Advisor

Sen. John Warner

Fmr US Senator

Matthew Waxman

Fmr Prin Dep Director, State Dept Policy Planning

William Webster

Fmr Director of the CIA and FBI

Dov Zakheim

Fmr Under Secretary of Defense

Philip Zelikow

Fmr Counselor of the Dept of State

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