Here's why these Republican ex-lawmakers and administration officials are backing Kamala Harris OVER Donald Trump

The Harris run boasts dozens of Republican supporters, including erstwhile governors, members of Congress and moreover ex-Trump management officials. 

A caller rollout of nan endorsements included a number of names that were already openly captious of nan erstwhile president for illustration erstwhile Trump property caput Stephanie Grisham, erstwhile Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Ill., and ex-Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. 

Olivia Troye, erstwhile nationalist information advisor to then-Vice President Mike Pence, was besides included connected nan list. 

So was Chuck Hagel, who served successful nan Senate arsenic a Republican from Nebraska but worked arsenic Barack Obama's defense secretary. Ray Lahood, Obama's Transportation caput and a erstwhile Republican House member, besides endorsed Harris.  

'I was a proud Republican, but Donald Trump is unfit to lead our nation. We saw during his 4 years successful agency really he consistently chose himself, his pursuit of power, and his billionaire friends complete nan American group while spewing lies and spreading chaos astatine each turn,' Christine Todd Whitman, a Republican ex-governor from New Jersey and EPA administrator nether President George W. Bush, said successful a statement. 

The database of endorsements was circulated connected Sunday, arsenic Harris is expected to denote her moving mate prime soon.  

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan - who soured connected Trump complete his predetermination fraud claims successful nan Peach State successful 2020 - was connected nan database of endorsements, on pinch ex-Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar. Former House Reps. Denver Riggleman, Va., Susan Molinari, N.Y., among others. Thirty names were included connected nan list. 

Missing from nan database was ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyo., an outspoken Trump professional and a cardinal personnel of nan January 6 subcommittee. She was removed from her House activity station complete criticisms of Trump and his conflict against nan 2020 predetermination results. 

She has yet to speak retired to make an endorsement successful nan race. 

Many being touted by nan Harris run cited nan January 6th riot successful their nationalist break from Trump.  

'Serving arsenic his main spokesperson and 1 of nan longest-serving members of his team, I saw firsthand nan lengths Trump was consenting to spell to enactment successful powerfulness arsenic he did connected January 6th, and nan lies he truthful easy told Americans,' Grisham said successful a statement. 

'I mightiness not work together pinch Vice President Kamala Harris connected everything, but I cognize that she will conflict for our freedom,' she went on. 'I promote different Trump management officials who saw nan tyrant we worked for successful agency to speak out.' 

'As a proud conservative, I ne'er thought I’d beryllium endorsing a Democrat,' said Kinzinger.

'Trump poses a nonstop threat to basal American values. He only cares astir himself, and his pursuit of power. That’s what we saw connected January 6 erstwhile he sent a mob to overturn our lawful election,' he went on. 'There's excessively overmuch astatine liking to beryllium connected nan sidelines.'