National Security Leaders for America, a bipartisan group of senior military leaders and elected and government officials, announced its support of Harris today.
The group said in a statement, signed by several generals and admirals, that Harris is “the best — and only — presidential candidate in this race who is fit to serve as our commander-in-chief.”
“She has demonstrated her ability to take on the most difficult national security challenges in the Situation Room and on the international stage, from rallying our allies against Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine to standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies in the Indo-Pacific against China’s provocative actions, to advancing U.S. leadership on space and artificial intelligence. She is a steadfast supporter of service members, veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors,” the group wrote.
After noting that Harris has met with service members around the world and spoken highly about “the extraordinary skill, discipline, and dedication” of U.S. armed services, the group decried Trump as a “danger to our national security and our democracy.”
They cited past remarks from several of Trump’s former top administration officials criticizing him and disparaging comments he has made about soldiers who were wounded or killed and about the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
“At his core, he does not understand selfless service and sacrifice, and he should never be allowed to again serve as commander-in-chief of the greatest fighting force in the world,” the group wrote.
The leaders also sought to defend Harris against Trump and GOP attacks over the Biden administration’s 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, saying the former president left Biden without plans or enough time to execute it.
“This chaotic approach severely hindered the Biden-Harris Administration’s ability to execute the most orderly withdrawal possible and put our service members and our allies at risk,” they wrote. “Nevertheless, President Biden with the support of Vice President Harris ended America’s longest war, oversaw the largest airlift in U.S. history, and brought our troops home.”