The Harris run connected Friday put retired a missive penned by 13 ex-Trump management officials seeking to bolster claims made by erstwhile President Trump's erstwhile main of unit John Kelly.
During a bid of interviews conducted pinch nan media and published earlier this week, Kelly recounted aggregate occasions erstwhile nan erstwhile president praised Adolf Hitler. Kelly besides insisted Trump met nan "general meaning of a fascist" and would govern for illustration a dictator if allowed. The declare astir Hitler, from Kelly, was bolstered by akin accounts released successful nan media this week from anonymous sources who claimed to overhear nan aforesaid thing.
"We applaud General Kelly for highlighting successful stark item nan threat of a 2nd Trump term," nan missive stated. "Everyone should heed General Kelly’s warning."
Former President Trump and Trump's erstwhile main of unit John Kelly. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images )
The letter's signatories included Stephanie Grisham, Trump's erstwhile property secretary; Miles Taylor, Trump's erstwhile main of unit astatine nan Department of Homeland Security; Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of ABC's "The View" and a erstwhile Trump property secretary; and Mark Harvey, a erstwhile typical adjunct to Trump. Olivia Troye, a erstwhile nationalist information advisor to erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence who has signed aggregate letters from Republicans attacking Trump, signed this letter, arsenic well.
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"Like General Kelly, we did not return nan determination to travel guardant lightly," nan missive added. "We are each lifelong Republicans who served our country. However, location are moments successful history wherever it becomes basal to put state complete party. This is 1 of those moments."
Trump run spokesperson Steven Cheung said successful consequence to nan Friday missive that Kelly had "totally beclowned himself" pinch what he described arsenic "fabricated" allegations.
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"He grounded to service his President good while moving arsenic Chief of Staff and presently suffers from a debilitating lawsuit of Trump Derangement Syndrome," Cheung said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "President Trump has ever honored nan work and sacrifice of each of our subject men and women, whereas Kamala Harris has wholly disrespected nan families of those who gave nan eventual sacrifice, including the Abbey Gate 13."
Former President Trump speaks arsenic he visits a run agency successful Hamtranck, Michigan, connected Oct. 18. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A Republican who was privy to nan moving narration betwixt Kelly and Trump, Nick Ayers, based on successful opposition to nan Friday missive that Kelly should not beryllium believed. Ayers was a erstwhile main of unit to Pence during his tenure arsenic Trump's vice president.
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"This unequivocally did not happen. Full stop," Ayers told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum pursuing news of Kelly's claims. "John Kelly was ne'er awkward to constituent retired to elder unit erstwhile he differed pinch nan president, often down President Trump's back, truthful I tin guarantee you, had those comments been made nan nationalist media would person known — each of america would person known — instantly."
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Ayers added that Kelly was "rarely ever unsocial pinch nan president," and accused Kelly of playing politics. "They're hopeless to alteration nan subject," Ayers said, referring to Democrats.