Former Trump staff, cabinet, and now VP not endorsing Trump

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Mike Pence went on Faux and stated he will not be endorsing Trump

Joining a long list of Trump WH staff and cabinet members to do so...

Mike Pence - Vice President – “I have watched his candidacy unfold I've seen him walking away from our commitment to confronting the national debt I've seen him starting to shy away from a commitment to the sanctity of human life and this last week his reversal on getting tough on China and supporting our administration's effort to force a sale of uh of bite dance Tick Tock “

John Kelly Trump's former Chief of Staff said that a second term would be fundamentally a catastrophe for the country

John Bolton – National Security adviser – “I just don't think he had enough of a brain to have an articulated view, (regarding U.S. China Policy) because he thinks everything through the prism of, 'How does this benefit Donald Trump'?"

Bill Barr - attorney general – “Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”

General Mark Millie - chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – “we don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”

Rex Tillerson - first secretary State – “Trump's understanding of global events his understanding of global history his understanding of US History was really limited it's really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn't even understand the concept for why we're talking about this.”

John Kelly - second Chief of Staff - “Trump is 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 God help us

Mike Mulvaney - former acting Chief of Staff – “I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”

Chris Christie - transition Vice chairman – “Trump is someone who I would argue now is just out for himself.”

HR McMaster - second National Security adviser – “We saw the absence of leadership really anti-leadership and what that can do to our country.”

Anthony Scaramucci - communications director - said he is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century

Stephanie Grisham - communications director - “I am terrified of him running in 2024”

Richard Spencer - first Secretary of the Navy- “The president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military to fight ethically or to be government by a uniform set of rules and practices.”

Tom Bossert - first Homeland Security adviser – “The president undermined American democracy baselessly for months as a result he's culpable for The Siege and an utter disgrace.”

Michael Cohen - former personal lawyer and fixer – “Donald's an idiot.”

Ty Cobb - White House lawyer – “Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin - director of strategic Communications - said we can stand by the policies but at this point we cannot stand by the man

Omarosa Manigault Newman - top Aid in charge of Outreach to African-Americans - “Donald Trump who would attack civil rights icons and professional athletes who would go after grieving black widows who would say there were good people on both sides who endorsed an accused child molester Donald Trump and his decisions and his behavior was harming the country I could no longer be a part of this madness.”

Sarah Matthews - former deputy press secretary – “I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead up to it the way that he acted in the aftermath and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office ever again.”

Cassidy Hutchinson - chief of staff's Aid – “I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we Face to our democracy in our lifetime and potentially in American history.”

James Mattis - first defense secretary of defense - "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."

Mark Esper - second defense secretary – “you know eventually it culminated the long break summering break between he and myself in June of 2020 when he wanted to deploy active-duty troops on the street of Washington DC and suggested actually that we shoot Americans in the streets, so I mean that's kind of more what you'll see this very hyper aggressive behavior and this uh you know willingness to flaunt norms and rules if you will.”
 

eelw

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But lolll Bill Barr. He doth protest too much. He’s voting orange monkey. But the rest, most are wasting votes and writing in Reagan. Only Cassidy Hutchison, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sarah Mathew have stated they’ll hold the nose and vote Biden to save the country from the orange monkey.
 
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Mike Pence went on Faux and stated he will not be endorsing Trump

Joining a long list of Trump WH staff and cabinet members to do so...

Mike Pence - Vice President – “I have watched his candidacy unfold I've seen him walking away from our commitment to confronting the national debt I've seen him starting to shy away from a commitment to the sanctity of human life and this last week his reversal on getting tough on China and supporting our administration's effort to force a sale of uh of bite dance Tick Tock “
"We need a true conservative." Every fucking time.
 

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Mike Pence went on Faux and stated he will not be endorsing Trump

Joining a long list of Trump WH staff and cabinet members to do so...

Mike Pence - Vice President – “I have watched his candidacy unfold I've seen him walking away from our commitment to confronting the national debt I've seen him starting to shy away from a commitment to the sanctity of human life and this last week his reversal on getting tough on China and supporting our administration's effort to force a sale of uh of bite dance Tick Tock “

John Kelly Trump's former Chief of Staff said that a second term would be fundamentally a catastrophe for the country

John Bolton – National Security adviser – “I just don't think he had enough of a brain to have an articulated view, (regarding U.S. China Policy) because he thinks everything through the prism of, 'How does this benefit Donald Trump'?"

Bill Barr - attorney general – “Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”

General Mark Millie - chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – “we don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”

Rex Tillerson - first secretary State – “Trump's understanding of global events his understanding of global history his understanding of US History was really limited it's really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn't even understand the concept for why we're talking about this.”

John Kelly - second Chief of Staff - “Trump is 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 God help us

Mike Mulvaney - former acting Chief of Staff – “I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”

Chris Christie - transition Vice chairman – “Trump is someone who I would argue now is just out for himself.”

HR McMaster - second National Security adviser – “We saw the absence of leadership really anti-leadership and what that can do to our country.”

Anthony Scaramucci - communications director - said he is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century

Stephanie Grisham - communications director - “I am terrified of him running in 2024”

Richard Spencer - first Secretary of the Navy- “The president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military to fight ethically or to be government by a uniform set of rules and practices.”

Tom Bossert - first Homeland Security adviser – “The president undermined American democracy baselessly for months as a result he's culpable for The Siege and an utter disgrace.”

Michael Cohen - former personal lawyer and fixer – “Donald's an idiot.”

Ty Cobb - White House lawyer – “Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin - director of strategic Communications - said we can stand by the policies but at this point we cannot stand by the man

Omarosa Manigault Newman - top Aid in charge of Outreach to African-Americans - “Donald Trump who would attack civil rights icons and professional athletes who would go after grieving black widows who would say there were good people on both sides who endorsed an accused child molester Donald Trump and his decisions and his behavior was harming the country I could no longer be a part of this madness.”

Sarah Matthews - former deputy press secretary – “I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead up to it the way that he acted in the aftermath and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office ever again.”

Cassidy Hutchinson - chief of staff's Aid – “I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we Face to our democracy in our lifetime and potentially in American history.”

James Mattis - first defense secretary of defense - "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."

Mark Esper - second defense secretary – “you know eventually it culminated the long break summering break between he and myself in June of 2020 when he wanted to deploy active-duty troops on the street of Washington DC and suggested actually that we shoot Americans in the streets, so I mean that's kind of more what you'll see this very hyper aggressive behavior and this uh you know willingness to flaunt norms and rules if you will.”
Fake news, never knew them.
 

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And yet he's currently leading in the polls. THIS is the world we live in.
 
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Fenixgoon

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So glad they're telling us now instead of when they were in office with him.
But I hope/imagine those in the trump admin who were not total PoSes saw their role as damage control/mitigation, lest they be replaced by someone who was truly a trump sycophant
 
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eelw

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So glad they're telling us now instead of when they were in office with him.
But I hope/imagine those in the trump admin who were not total PoSes saw their role as damage control/mitigation, lest they be replaced by someone who was truly a trump sycophant
Sadly that was their logic, I'll help keep him in check. What a shitty job they did. But guess it's like the nuclear codes. Sure he's the only one that can give the order. He doesnt have his hand on the shiny red button to launch. That general in charge of that nuke still needs to press the button. Hope they aren't MAGAtards.
 

Thump553

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Real question is when it comes voting time and it’s Trump vs Biden whom will he vote for?
Pence recently announced he would neither endorse or vote for Trump this time around but he also said he wouldn't vote for Biden either. As i recall John Bolton made similar statements in the past. Given the fact that so many of these people are hyper-partisan tools and live in solidly red states I'll give them a pass for their refusal to vote for Biden.

Together with the relatively low turnouts for GOP primaries this election cycle I'm taking these as evidence of the relatively soft support for Trump this time around.
 

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Mike Pence went on Faux and stated he will not be endorsing Trump

Joining a long list of Trump WH staff and cabinet members to do so...

Mike Pence - Vice President – “I have watched his candidacy unfold I've seen him walking away from our commitment to confronting the national debt I've seen him starting to shy away from a commitment to the sanctity of human life and this last week his reversal on getting tough on China and supporting our administration's effort to force a sale of uh of bite dance Tick Tock “

John Kelly Trump's former Chief of Staff said that a second term would be fundamentally a catastrophe for the country

John Bolton – National Security adviser – “I just don't think he had enough of a brain to have an articulated view, (regarding U.S. China Policy) because he thinks everything through the prism of, 'How does this benefit Donald Trump'?"

Bill Barr - attorney general – “Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”

General Mark Millie - chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – “we don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”

Rex Tillerson - first secretary State – “Trump's understanding of global events his understanding of global history his understanding of US History was really limited it's really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn't even understand the concept for why we're talking about this.”

John Kelly - second Chief of Staff - “Trump is 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 God help us

Mike Mulvaney - former acting Chief of Staff – “I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”

Chris Christie - transition Vice chairman – “Trump is someone who I would argue now is just out for himself.”

HR McMaster - second National Security adviser – “We saw the absence of leadership really anti-leadership and what that can do to our country.”

Anthony Scaramucci - communications director - said he is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century

Stephanie Grisham - communications director - “I am terrified of him running in 2024”

Richard Spencer - first Secretary of the Navy- “The president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military to fight ethically or to be government by a uniform set of rules and practices.”

Tom Bossert - first Homeland Security adviser – “The president undermined American democracy baselessly for months as a result he's culpable for The Siege and an utter disgrace.”

Michael Cohen - former personal lawyer and fixer – “Donald's an idiot.”

Ty Cobb - White House lawyer – “Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin - director of strategic Communications - said we can stand by the policies but at this point we cannot stand by the man

Omarosa Manigault Newman - top Aid in charge of Outreach to African-Americans - “Donald Trump who would attack civil rights icons and professional athletes who would go after grieving black widows who would say there were good people on both sides who endorsed an accused child molester Donald Trump and his decisions and his behavior was harming the country I could no longer be a part of this madness.”

Sarah Matthews - former deputy press secretary – “I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead up to it the way that he acted in the aftermath and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office ever again.”

Cassidy Hutchinson - chief of staff's Aid – “I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we Face to our democracy in our lifetime and potentially in American history.”

James Mattis - first defense secretary of defense - "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."

Mark Esper - second defense secretary – “you know eventually it culminated the long break summering break between he and myself in June of 2020 when he wanted to deploy active-duty troops on the street of Washington DC and suggested actually that we shoot Americans in the streets, so I mean that's kind of more what you'll see this very hyper aggressive behavior and this uh you know willingness to flaunt norms and rules if you will.”
Neither her or Pompeo. No surprise with Pompeo, he's probably in Israel right now letting Bibi know everything's going to be just fine.
 

Moonbeam

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I wonder who it is that paid all those traitors their 30 pieces of silver. probably Soros.
 

APU_Fusion

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Remember when the orange one said to get Covid vaccine? He was such a Trump hating libtard that one was. 🤔
 

thilanliyan

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Which was 8 years ago. He has lost many elections for Republicans (that he endorsed) since then.
Still, I wouldn't completely discount him winning again. Those losses were just to other republicans right? IIRC there were only a handful (if that) that actually lost to a Dem.
 

Pens1566

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Almost any major race (non-gerrymandered) that has been MAGA vs the real world in the last 8 years has been a resounding failure for the MAGA candidate. I think their major "success" is probably getting JD Vance elected to replace another retiring R, so even that one isn't really super impressive.
 
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Muse

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Yes, absolutely. And we are still a long way away from Election Day.
Things seem to be getting worse and worse for Don. Biden's SOTU rocked, Don's being squeezed for 1/2 billion bucks he can't come up with, the media's dumping on him. He just recruited Paul Manafort, convicted felon. I have to wonder if the polls are just so much bullshit. Those designing and executing Biden's campaign have an embarrassment of riches in terms of ammunition, not to mention a huge advantage in funding. When it comes down to electoral votes, I have to think the bloodbath prediction, but the blood will be Don's.
 
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