The Dangers
of Donald Trump,
From Those
Who Know Him
In any election, it's hard to know whose word to trust. And in a polarized country, many Americans distrust any information that comes from the other side of the political divide. That's why the criticism of Donald Trump by those who served with him in the White House and by members of his own party is so striking. Dozens of people who know him well, including the 91 listed here, have raised alarms about his character and fitness for office — his family and friends, world leaders and business associates, his fellow conservatives and his political appointees — even though they had nothing to gain from doing so. Some have even spoken out at the expense of their own careers or political interests.
The New York Times editorial board has made its case that Mr. Trump is unfit to lead. But the strongest case against him may come from his own people. For those Americans who are still tempted to return him to the presidency or to not vote in November, it is worth considering the assessment of Mr. Trump by those who have seen him up close.
Administration insiders
He will always put his own interests and gratifying his own ego ahead …"
Barr
He was extremely vulnerable to manipulation."
Hill
… he was getting input from people who were calling him up, I don't know who ..."
Fauci
… undermined American democracy baselessly …"
P. Bossert
He doesn't take responsibility for the bad news …"
Lapan
… says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans."
Chao
… equality and freedom can never be equated with white supremacists …"
Cohn
His behavior had grown increasingly erratic and unnerving."
DeVos
The F.B.I. is under attack by the president of the United States."
McCabe
A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators."
Kelly
Sometimes it's just better to steer clear of him."
Scaramucci
… I do regard him as a threat to democracy …"
Esper
Trump's temperament wasn't rational …"
Hutchinson
… doesn't know the difference between the truth and a lie …"
Coats
… he tries to divide us."
Mattis
… loyalty was mostly a one-way street."
Sims
… I think he's a terrible human being."
Mulvaney
… caused direct harm …"
Birx
… very little understanding of what it means to be in the military …"
Spencer
… the most reckless and deadly piece of information I have ever heard."
Bright
Literally everything I've tried to do on cutting drug costs, you have killed it."
Azar
… played to Trump's ego and insecurities with flattery."
McMaster
… flashbacks to my earlier career as a prosecutor against the Mob."
Comey
The turnover suggested instability and disorganization to our adversaries …"
Pompeo
… renders coherent foreign policy almost unattainable."
Bolton
He is wholly unfit to be in office."
Farah Griffin
… a huge violation of your most important oath …"
Short
He has built up a DNA of defensiveness."
Spicer
You are using the military to create fear in the minds of the people …"
Milley
… Anyone that puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president …"
Pence
… not consistent with our national security objectives."
Tillerson
Trump relentlessly … puts forth claims that simply are not true."
Cobb
The root of the problem is the president's amorality …"
Taylor
Do you think Trump wants a guy to win after him?"
Bannon
… He's saying some crazy shit."
McGahn
… They are loyal to no one."
Grisham
The Trumps &
Trump Inc.
You can't trust him."
Trump Barry
… a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully …"
Cohen
'I wanna do what I wanna do' … "
Trump III
Trump does not have the temperament …"
Jackson
He pushed me up against the wall …"
Harth
…actually a racist."
Manigault Newman
Honest work was never demanded of him …"
L. Trump
… the competition reality show set about an American fraud …"
Pruitt
… the hint of menace beneath the surface …"
Blair
Our job was to make him look legitimate …"
Braun
If you disagreed with Donald, he put you out of his inner circle."
Pinkett
Republican
politicians
He is a coward."
Cheney
This man is a pathological liar."
Cruz
He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot."
Graham
There is nothing 'conservative' about Donald Trump."
Kinzinger
The cheapest S.O.B. I've ever met in my life."
Christie
He's not loyal."
Amash
He sought a coup by misleading people with lies."
Schwarzenegger
… Power, revenge and retribution is his real motivation …"
Riggleman
Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior …"
Flake
The healing of the Republican Party cannot begin with Trump as president …"
Duncan
… taking advantage of the trust placed in him by his supporters …"
Boehner
He is a con artist."
Rubio
… a weakening of our shared American values …"
Kasich
I think he's toxic for the Republican Party and for the country."
Hogan
He's willing to significantly undermine them …"
Corker
There has never been a greater betrayal by a president …"
Cheney
… an intensifying crescendo of conspiracy theories …"
McConnell
He should have immediately denounced the mob …"
McCarthy
… the most expensive and least effective way to do border security …"
Hurd
… not decency, not truth, not character, not integrity …"
Weld
He tried to violently overthrow our government."
Walsh
… We shouldn't have listened to him."
Haley
… bitterness, combativeness and self-interest."
Baker
Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud."
Romney
… will spend the entire campaign whining about his legal troubles …"
Sununu
… requires the kind of character he just doesn't have."
Ryan
Conservative
voices
He built a wall of lies …"
Sykes
If someone says something nice about him, they are our friend …"
Kissinger
He wasn't motivated by what he didn't know."
Hewitt
… corroded and corrupted American democracy …"
Luttig
This is not leadership our country needs."
Vander Plaats
… We need a new standard-bearer."
Erickson
Lying is Trump's toxic superpower."
Logis
… a floundering, inarticulate jumble of gnawing insecurities …"
Will
Trump might be the greatest charlatan of them all."
Bozell III
World
leaders
… I can't understand how Donald Trump can be on the side of Putin."
Zelensky
A frightened dog barks louder."
Jong-un
… stands for a great division in the country."
Scholz
… If there is a second time, it won't be easy …"
Trudeau
I deeply regret that President Trump has not conceded defeat …"
Merkel
Where has our role model for democracy gone?"
Akaba
… clearly a threat."
Lagarde
… President Trump radiates insecurity."
Darroch
He's a show-off."
Macri
― The Lincoln Project
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