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Republicans and World Leaders Tell Us Why Trump is Unfit
Republicans who worked with him are speaking truths. World leaders are speaking truths. Trump family members and former confidantes are speaking truths. Administration staffers are also reminiscing about how difficult — read impossible — it was to work with a man who “will always put his own interests and gratifying his own ego ahead” of the country. Former Attorney General commented that he also plans to vote for Trump in November.
Let’s look at what they are saying.
National Intelligence Officer and Lead on Relations with Russia, Fiona Hill: He was extremely vulnerable to manipulation.
Head of the F.B.I. under Trump, Andrew McCabe: The F.B.I. is under attack by the president of the United States.
Acting Chief of Staff to Trump, Mark Mulvaney: I think he’s a terrible human being.
Mulvaney, nonetheless, is voting for Trump.
Head of the C.I.A. under Trump, Mike Pompeo: The turnover suggested instability and disorganization to our adversaries.
In no arena of American affairs has the Trump abberation been more destructive than in national security. His short attention…