The notion speaks for itself — 50 national security experts, all of whom served under Republican Presidents — declare Donald Trump “unfit” and “the most reckless” candidate of any major party, in modern history. And they did so, in a published open letter. Here’s the Washington Post on it:
…A group of 50 former national security officials, all of whom have served Republican presidents from Richard M. Nixon to George W. Bush, have signed an open letter calling Donald 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. The signatories declare their conviction that he would be dangerous “and would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being.”
They state flatly that none of them intend to vote for Trump in November. Some have decided to vote for Hillary Clinton, while others intend to sit out the election or write in another name, said John Bellinger III, a former legal adviser to Condoleezza Rice and the writer of the letter’s first draft.
“We also know that many have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many of us,” the letter says. “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….”
‘Tis amazing — and saddening — that Mr. Hinderaker cannot admit what essentially all the smarter people in his party have already said in public. Time to renounce, Mr. Hinderaker.
Past time.
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