Former GOP national security officials: Trump would be ‘most reckless’ American president in history
A group of 50 former national security officials, all of whom have served in Republican administrations from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, have signed a letter calling Donald J. Trump unqualified to be president and warning that, if elected, “he would be the most reckless President in American history.”
The letter offers a withering critique of the GOP nominee, saying he “lacks the character, values and experience” to be president and declaring their conviction he would be dangerous “and would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being.”
The signatories state flatly that none intend to vote for Trump in November. But they say they understand the frustrations of many Americans. “We also know that many have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many of us,” they stated. “But Donald Trump is not the answer to America’s daunting challenges and to this crucial election.” We are convinced that in the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless President in American history.”
No former secretaries of state signed the letter. But it was signed by Michael Chertoff and Tom Ridge, former secretaries of homeland security; Michael Hayden, a former director of the CIA and the National Security Agency; John Negroponte, the former director of national intelligence and deputy secretary of state; Robert Zoellick, who also was a deputy secretary of state; and William H. Taft IV, a former deputy secretary of defense and ambassador to NATO.
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