Three women who worked in former President Donald Trump’s administration grimly warned voters not to return him to the White House in 2024.
They warned that it represents a serious threat to American democracy and some even reflected on the possibility of supporting the Democratic option if Trump gets the approval of the Republican Party.
“Everyone who was in the West Wing and, frankly, many Cabinet secretaries, know how dangerous Trump is,” former White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah Griffin told ABC’s “This Week.”
“This is not about politics. This is not about politics. This is about the character of the man.”
Griffin was joined in the interview by former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews.
Donald Trump faces 91 criminal charges ahead of the 2024 election. Getty Images
“We don’t need to speculate about what a second Trump term would look like because we’ve already seen it,” Matthews said, before repeating his 2020 election denialism.
The Trump campaign strongly disowned the three women, who have spoken out openly against the 45th president.
“These ungrateful scammers took advantage of the opportunities President Trump gave them to build their careers until they realized they could make more money as a Never Trumper$. [sic]”said a Trump campaign official.
“None of their TV or book deals would exist if they hadn’t become Full Judas.”
Cassidy Hutchinson (left) and Alyssa Farah Griffin have been outspoken against the former president. Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
The 77-year-old former president and Republican Party favorite has dealt with a series of high-profile defections from his administration.
Top former officials, including former national security adviser John Bolton, Attorney General Bill Barr, chief of staff John Kelly and more, have warned against his re-election in 2024.
Despite efforts to unseat him in the primaries, Trump has reigned in the polls.
“I would just encourage others to come forward because we’re running out of time to try to stop Trump from being in the Oval Office again,” Matthews said.
Sarah Matthews expressed her willingness to vote for a Democrat in 2024. AFP via Getty Images
“Many of these people will not run even if they privately acknowledge that Trump is unfit or privately acknowledge that the 2020 election was not stolen,” Matthews continued. “It’s because they know that they will face death threats, that their families will face death threats.”
Matthews raised the possibility of voting for a Democrat in the general election if Trump emerged as the Republican standard-bearer.
“I’ve never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I think in the next election I would put politics aside and choose democracy,” Matthews said.
“If he is the candidate, our main goal should be to make sure he is not elected president again next November,” Hutchinson said.
Hutchinson drew attention to Trump’s musings about being a dictator for a day.
The former president has polled competitively against President Biden. AP
“The fact that he feels he needs to lean into the role of dictator shows that he is a weak and weak man,” he said.
The first Republican contest will take place on January 15, 2024 in the Iowa caucuses, followed by the New Hampshire primary on January 23, 2024.
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