Several former Trump administration officials are speaking out in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign to warn of the risks of electing their onetime boss to a second term.
Former chief of staff John Kelly told The New York Times that former President Trump “prefers the dictator approach to government.”
Former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told Bob Woodward that Trump was a “fascist to the core,” and multiple press aides have hit the campaign trail in recent days to warn that Trump is unfit to serve as president.
The flood of statements come as voters head to the polls for early voting in what is expected to be a razor-close election.
While very few of the officials have endorsed Vice President Harris, their warnings feed into her campaign’s efforts to court moderates and Republicans who are skeptical of backing Trump in November.
Harris delivered remarks Wednesday from her residence to highlight Kelly’s comments in an effort to keep them front and center in the news cycle.
“Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable, and in a second term, people like John Kelly would not be there to be the guardrails against his propensities and his actions,” Harris said.
