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Can you name any former members of the Trump administration who have come out strongly against him ever returning to office.

Asked by flutherother (34927points) August 6th, 2024

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Zaku's avatar

It’s at least half of them, isn’t it? Something like half denounced him as an dangerously unhinged idiot, about a quarter are in prison or severe legal trouble, and the rest are still clinging to the hope they’ll be spared by a future Trump Reich.

Start with Mike Pence.

Just 4 of Donald Trump’s 44 former cabinet members have publicly endorsed his 2024 run

LadyMarissa's avatar

Anthony Scaramucci who was his Director of Communications in 2017 is being pretty active. Bill Bar says nobody should vote for him even though he admits that he still plans to vote for him…go figure.

jonsblond's avatar

Not a former member of his administration but former President Bush can be included in the list.

janbb's avatar

Pretty much all of them.

elbanditoroso's avatar

They may be whispering against Trump, but I’d like to see some of the bigger republican names say they will vote for Harris/

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William Barr – Trump administration Attorney General
The fact of the matter is he is a consummate narcissist and he constantly engages in reckless conduct that puts his political followers at risk and the conservative and Republican agenda at risk. … He will always put his own interest and gratifying his own ego ahead of everything else, including the country’s interest. There’s no question about it. … He’s like a 9-year-old, a defiant 9-year-old kid, who’s always pushing the glass toward the edge of the table defying his parents to stop him from doing it.” – June 18, 2023

John Bolton – Trump administration Nat’l Security Advisor
By the time I left the White House,I was convinced he was not fit to be president. … I think it is a danger for the United States if he gets a second term.” – June 22, 2023

John Kelly – Trump White House Chief of Staff
[Trump is] a person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution and the rule of law. – Oct. 2, 2023”

Mark Esper – Trump White House Defense Secretary – Oct. 1, 2023
I have a lot of concerns about Donald Trump. I have said that he’s a threat to democracy. I think the last year, certainly the last few months of Donald Trump’s presidency, will look like the first few months of the next one if that were to occur.” – Oct. 1, 2023

H.R. McMaster – Trump White House Defense Secretary
President Trump and other officials have repeatedly compromised our principles in pursuit of partisan advantage and personal gain.” – Jan. 7, 2021

NY Times – What 17 of Trump’s ‘Best People’ Said About Him – Jan 18, 2024

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

John Bolton – Trump administration Nat’l Security Advisor
“I have been in those rooms with him when he met with [world] leaders, I believe they think he’s a laughing fool. He’s not fit to be president….If anybody wants to know what a Trump administration would look like, when he’s pardoning the people who rioted on Jan. 6, I think that’s all you need to know”Politico – May 16, 2023

flutherother's avatar

Jim Mattis, former 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,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership..

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