Ex-Trump White House officials, dozens of Republicans endorse Harris

 The endorsements were shown by the Harris campaign as a part of a fresh effort aimed at Republican voters.

With the vice president's team attempting to sway undecided voters—who will ultimately choose the winner in November—the contest between Harris and Trump remains deadlocked.

On July 17, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, US Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a moderated discussion with former national security staffer Olivia Troye of the Trump administration and former Republican voter Amanda Stratton.

On Sunday, the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris showcased more than twenty presidential endorsements from Republican party members, some of whom were part of the administration of former President Donald Trump.

The newly created "Republicans for Harris" effort included over thirty GOP lawmakers. These include national security expert Olivia Troye, who served as Vice President Mike Pence's national security advisor, and Stephanie Grisham, the former press secretary for the White House under Trump. Included on the list were Republican cabinet officials under President Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel and Ray LaHood.

By openly abandoning the Republican presidential nominee, these officials give Trump ammunition to criticize them.

"We need to rid the Party of those who oppose our candidates and increase the difficulty of a popular Republican president defeating the lunatics on the radical left." Geoff Duncan is an ineffective person who is falling apart on his own. Trump mentioned the former Georgia lieutenant governor who has endorsed Harris in a post on Truth Social on Saturday.

After dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Harris two weeks ago, the Harris campaign has launched a fresh operation aimed at Republican voters. Since then, the vice president has benefited from a wave of early support that has closed the voter gap against Trump through record donations, volunteer sign-ups, and poll surges.

Harris and Trump are still in a close contest that might be determined in November by a very narrow margin of votes, notwithstanding Harris' early lead. The Harris campaign is focusing on indecisive Republicans within the party who might be persuaded to oppose their party's nominee because of this statistical deadlock.

The national director of Republican outreach for the Harris campaign, Austin Weatherford, wrote in a memo that "Donald Trump's MAGA extremism is toxic to the millions of Republicans who no longer believe the party of Donald Trump represents their values and will vote against him again in November."

He continued, "Vice President Harris and our campaign are working extremely hard to win over my fellow Republicans who care about upholding democracy and bringing back decency."

A request for comment was not immediately answered by the Trump campaign.