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appalachiablue

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 05:47 PM Aug 2020

Former DHS Chief of Staff Reveals Why Meeting W/ President Was 'Terrifying,' Why He Supports Biden

'Ex-Trump official, DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor reveals why meeting with the president was ‘terrifying’- and why he now supports Biden. By Alex Henderson, Altenet, Aug. 17, 2020.

The Lincoln Project is not the only conservative group that has been airing ads attacking President Donald Trump: Republican Voters Against Trump has also been making a case against reelecting him. But they’re tactic is different. Rather than getitng under Trump’s skin, RVAT tries to persuade uneasy GOP voters to abandon the president by offering testimonials from people just like them.

In an ad RVAT tweeted on Monday, Miles Taylor — former chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — revealed that when he was serving in the admnistration, the things he witnessed were “terrifying.” “He was one of the most unfocused and undisciplined senior executives I have ever encountered,” Taylor explains in the ad.

“I came away completely convinced, based on first-hand experience, that the president was ill-equipped and wouldn’t become equipped to do his job effectively — and what’s worse, was actively doing damage to our security.”

Taylor recalls, “We would go in to try to talk to him about a pressing national security issue: cyber attack, terrorism threat. He wasn’t interested in those things. To him, they weren’t priorities. The president wanted to exploit the Department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes and to fuel his own agenda.” According to Taylor, Trump opposed relief funding for California during devastating fires because he didn’t want to help a blue state. And Trump, Taylor notes in the ad, didn’t want to hear about security threats unless they affected him personally...

More, https://www.alternet.org/2020/08/ex-trump-official-reveals-damning-details-about-the-president-in-new-ad-and-throws-his-support-behind-biden/



NEW: Former Chief of Staff of Trump's DHS, Miles Taylor is the newest Republican Voter Against Trump. Aug. 17, 2020.
- Miles Taylor served as the Chief of Staff of Trump's Department of Homeland Security. What he saw firsthand terrified him, and now he will be voting for Joe.
- Are you a Republican, ex-Republican, or Trump-voter who won’t support the president this November? Share your story here: https://rvat.org/tell-your-story
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Former DHS Chief of Staff Reveals Why Meeting W/ President Was 'Terrifying,' Why He Supports Biden (Original Post) appalachiablue Aug 2020 OP
So, some Americans are better than other Americans, according to rump... SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #1
No help for Democrats or Blue states, loud and clear appalachiablue Aug 2020 #2
Certainly disturbing hlthe2b Aug 2020 #3

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)
1. So, some Americans are better than other Americans, according to rump...
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 05:52 PM
Aug 2020

This alone disqualifies scumbag from ever serving again, from receiving any pardon for his corruption should he resign early, anything. The thug should never ever get a moment's rest...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
because he didn’t want to help a blue state
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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