'Impulsive and ill-informed’: Trump 'unfit' warn 741 NatSec leaders endorsing Harris

A bipartisan group of 741 national security leaders, including retired generals, admirals, ambassadors, and former defense secretaries, have joined to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for President and denounce her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, saying she “is prepared and strategic, he is impulsive and ill-informed.”

“We are former public servants who swore an oath to the Constitution. Many of us risked our lives for it. We are retired generals, admirals, senior noncommissioned officers, ambassadors, and senior civilian national security leaders. We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. We are loyal to the ideals of our nation—like freedom, democracy, and the rule of law—not to any one individual or party,” their letter addressed to the American People, reads.

The letter was signed by all 741 individuals, and was sent by the nonprofit group National Security Leaders for America. Signatories include “over 230 general and flag officers, including 15 retired four-star generals and admirals, 10 cabinet secretaries, 10 service secretaries, and 148 ambassadors,” according to the NSL4A website.

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Acknowledging they do not all hold the same beliefs, they write they “believe America’s national security requires a serious and capable Commander-in-Chief, and they “believe American democracy is invaluable.”

“Each generation has a responsibility to defend it. That is why we, the undersigned, proudly endorse Kamala Harris to be the next President of the United States.”

“This election is a choice between serious leadership and vengeful impulsiveness. It is a choice between democracy and authoritarianism. Vice President Harris defends America’s democratic ideals, while former President Donald Trump endangers them.”

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Among the most-recognizable names on the list are Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Wesley Clark, USA (Ret); former Director of the CIA and NSA, General Michael V. Hayden, USAF (Ret); former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Brennan, former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton; former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA, Leon Panetta; former National Security Advisor to the President, Ambassador Susan E. Rice (Fmr); and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson.

The list also includes a number of high-level Republicans, among them, former Secretary of Defense and former U.S. Senator (R-ME) William Cohen and former Secretary of Defense and former U.S. Senator (R-NE) Chuck Hagel.

NSL4A also has a section on its website, “Donald Trump’s Own Words,” which warns: “The Constitution was designed to prevent the type of leader Donald Trump wants to be.”

Among the signatories is former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, now a professor of political science. He writes: “I’m for freedom. I’m for liberty. I’m for democracy. Harris is too.”