Former governor of PA and the first secretary of DHS... another well-know republican supporting Joe Biden: I was a Republican governor of Pa. I’m voting for Joe Biden. | Opinion I will cast my vote for Joe Biden on Nov. 3. It will be my first vote for a Democratic candidate for president of the United States. But it is not the first time I have said “no” to Donald Trump. I urge my fellow Pennsylvanians to join me. I actually consider it a point of personal pride that I’m recognized for being among the first Republicans to reject Donald Trump. It was way back in December 2015. I told NBC’s Chuck Todd that day that I could never support Trump. I said then that he was an embarrassment to the Republican Party and our country. I said he belittles, demeans, and ridicules people who disagree with him, and that I’ve never thought that loud, obnoxious, and simpleminded solutions to complex problems are the kind of qualities we want in a president. I believe that earned me my first of several Trump tweets of indignation. So here we are in 2020. And do we ever have complex problems that demand thoughtful, intelligent leadership. We are getting none of it. I cannot help but compare our current situation dealing with a global health pandemic to my time leading the Department of Homeland Security following the 9/11 terror attacks. There are many similarities to our national response. Those similarities, however, do not include presidential leadership. Many of us remember when President George W. Bush, with megaphone in hand, stood on the rubble in lower Manhattan and told his fellow citizens and the world that those responsible for the brutal carnage of 9/11 would be held accountable. His remarks unified the country and his appearance on the mound at Yankee Stadium days later put an exclamation point on the message that America was resilient and would overcome. Compare and contrast that with the crisis of today. Imagine the impact of President Trump traveling to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention back in February, and talking plainly about the challenge Mother Nature intended to throw at us, and how this country, working together, public and private sector, would confront it with all the fortitude and resources we could bring to bear. Then imagine him meeting with journalists the next day, appearing with a face mask, and calmly walking through the steps that his fellow citizens could and should take to do their part to combat this new challenge. Imagine the difference in attitude and outcomes. Perhaps I have more trust in Americans being able to handle the truth than the president. Donald Trump has proven over these last four years he is incapable of such leadership. It is not within him. He lacks the empathy, integrity, intellect and maturity to lead. He sows division along political, racial and religious lines. And he routinely dismisses the opinions of experts who know far more about the subject at hand than he does – intelligence, military, and public health. Our country has paid dearly in lives lost, social unrest, economic hardship and our standing in the world. With just about one month until Election Day, President Trump continues to claim the only way he can possibly be defeated is a rigged election. Can you imagine the hubris? Can you imagine any other president in our lifetime — or ever — saying something so dangerous and un-American? We are in the midst of a health crisis, when we should be doing all we can to help citizens vote safely, yet he continues to cast doubt on the sanctity of the vote. He’s done so multiple times here in Pennsylvania. It’s deplorable, yet utterly consistent with past reprehensible behavior. Vice President Biden and I both know that supporting his candidacy now certainly won’t dissuade me from speaking out later when I disagree with him. But we surely will do so with civility and respect, not with childish name-calling and twitter tirades. Joe Biden has the experience and empathy necessary to help us navigate not only the pandemic, but also other issues that have fractured our nation, including social injustice, income inequality and immigration reform. Whether the Republican Party can restore itself or not, I don’t know. Whether it wants to or not, I don’t know that either. But what matters to me is that the core group of conservative principles I held as a young man when I cast my first vote decades ago are with me today. They are the same principles exhorted by my party’s forebears -- Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Those principles have been indispensible to me in deciding to extend my hand of support to Joe Biden, who I believe absolutely must be America’s next president. Pennsylvania voters, along with voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida, are likely to ultimately determine the next president. So much is at stake. For me, voting is not just a privilege, but a responsibility. And this year, I believe the responsible vote is for Joe Biden. It’s a vote for decency. A vote for the rule of law. And a vote for honest and earnest leadership. It’s time to put country over party. It’s time to dismiss Donald Trump. Tom Ridge is a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania and first U.S. secretary of Homeland Security. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/co...ocial&utm_campaign=Philly.com+Twitter+Account
Here is an interesting table. It explains why Trump supporters really think they are going to win. It also explains why Biden supporters also think their candidate are going to win (but with more reservation). Both are true if you mostly look within your groups and not outside.
Sure Donald, after you get a psychological exam, show your tax returns, and give up that DNA request. The discrepancy is in that twisted brain of yours.
Didn't he say this crap 4 years ago? Trump is such a lying hypocrite. He doesn't even give a damn about over 210,000 dead of Coronavirus. He's still spreading the virus around with his whole group of Maskless selfish jerks. Why don't you start doing your job to save lives and STFU!!!!! The big win for America would be to see your sorry as* gone for good! Vote Biden!
Vote out this grifting sleaze. New York Times publishes Donald Trump’s tax returns in election bombshell https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...-publishes-donald-trumps-tax-returns-election Trump reportedly paid just $750 in federal taxes in 2016 and 2017 — and nothing in 10 of past 15 years Last Updated: Sept. 27, 2020 at 6:26 p.m. ET First Published: Sept. 27, 2020 at 6:08 p.m. ET https://www.marketwatch.com/story/t...nd-nothing-in-10-of-past-15-years-11601244528
Even tonight he had the audacity to say it's fake news, and he'll show his taxes when they are done with audit. Its been 4 years!!! How has this con artist not been locked up in all these years? I can't imagine what kind of BS will be coming out of his mouth at the debates. Will Eric show up for his court date by Oct 7th is the real question. Not that he won't lie under oath or anything.....LOL. Time is a ticking. The walls are coming down, and the Trump family GOP mob protection from prosecution will be gone. If Trump wins this election the days of Democracy are gone!
Trump's golf count expenses to American taxpayers is now at $141,000,000. That's just his golf count. Nevermind all the other millions he's robbed, cheated, and stolen from the people of our country over the years by not contributing his fair share of taxes. Its time for people to quit enabling white collar criminals like Trump to Grift off this country!!!! Vote out all GOP!! They enable him and follow his commands, regardless of the danger to us. Vote out the White Collar Criminals in Chief!!! If you vote for Trump, you can't possibly give a damn about this country getting back on the right track. If this Trump train continues, it will be headed straight into a corrupt Dictatorship, where justice, law, and order will all revolve around a man who will do as he pleases, without anyone stopping him. Putin's Puppet is not the way to go. Vote Biden!!!! Oh, and of course the tax returns wouldn't show money from Russia. Why would they? You think he would claim money from Russia on taxes? LOL
There you go, Joe, don't be afraid to hit back. This is the Joe we need to see during the debates...can't let Trump bully him.
