Calling President Donald Trump « unfocused and undisciplined, » a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden’s …
Calling President Donald Trump « unfocused and undisciplined, » a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency. « Given what I’ve experienced in the administration, I have to support Joe Biden for president, » former Trump administration official Miles Taylor said in a video posted and produced by the group Republican Voters Against Trump. « And even though I’m not a Democrat, even though I disagree on key issues, I’m confident that Joe Biden will protect the country, and I’m confident he won’t make the same mistakes as this president. » Taylor is a lifelong Republican who served as former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s chief of staff. He said what he saw working day-to-day in the Trump administration « terrified » him, and accuses President Trump of repeatedly exploiting the department to serve his own political agenda. He also detailed what the president said were « magical authorities » even when top aides would say a particular policy was illegal. « [Trump] was one of the most unfocused and undisciplined senior executives I’ve ever encountered, » Taylor said in the video. « He wasn’t interested in those things, » Taylor said of trying to talk to the president about issues such as a cyberattack or a terrorism threat.
