Ten retired military officials have signed a letter calling former President Donald Trump a “danger” to the U.S. and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

The former officers wrote that Harris is “the best — and only — presidential candidate in this race who is fit to serve as our commander-in-chief.”

They wrote that Harris “has demonstrated her ability to take on the most difficult national security challenges in the Situation Room and on the international stage, from rallying our allies against Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine to standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies in the Indo-Pacific against China’s provocative actions, to advancing U.S. leadership on space and artificial intelligence.”

The retired officers went on to call Donald Trump “a danger to our national security and our democracy,” adding that Trump “continually disrespects those who serve in uniform, including wounded warriors, prisoners of war, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. He disparaged fallen heroes as ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’ and insulted the heroic service of the late Sen. John McCain.

“At his core, he does not understand selfless service and sacrifice, and he should never be allowed to again serve as commander-in-chief of the greatest fighting force in the world.”

The officials also blame the former president for the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, writing that the Trump administration “left President Biden and Vice President Harris with no plans to execute a withdrawal, and with little time to do so.”

“This chaotic approach severely hindered the Biden-Harris Administration’s ability to execute the most orderly withdrawal possible and put our service members and our allies at risk,” they wrote.

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