Scores of former national security experts, federal officials and military officers endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for President saying, “Vice President Harris defends America’s democratic ideals, while former President Donald Trump endangers them.”

The 741 former Cabinet officials, national security staffers, and retired military officers–including 15 four-star generals among 233 flag officers–noted Harris’s experience and dedication to the nation and the rule of law, while condemning Trump’s glorification of dictators and denigration of the United States.

“The contrast with Mr. Trump is clear: where Vice President Harris is prepared and strategic, he is impulsive and ill-informed. He has heaped praise on adversarial dictators like China’s Xi Jinping, North Korea’s Kim Jung Un, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as well as the terrorist leaders of Hezbollah. Conversely, he has publicly and privately excoriated the leaders of our most steadfast allies, including the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada, and Germany. He abandoned our Kurdish allies while ceding influence in the Middle East to Russia, Iran, and China.

“Further, Mr. Trump denigrates our great country and does not believe in the American ideal that our leaders should reflect the will of the people. While Vice President Harris follows the democratic norms we expect of any political leader—including promising to abide by the outcome of the pending election and respecting the rule of law—Mr. Trump is the first president in American history to actively undermine the peaceful transfer of power, the bedrock of American democracy.”