A longtime Republican Oklahoma legislator and Heritage Foundation trustee is making waves this week after he endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for U.S. president.
[Mickey] Edwards, whose real name is Marvin H. Edwards, was a Republican U.S. congressman representing Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993.
He was a founding trustee of the Heritage Foundation and national chairman of the American Conservative Union and the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Before serving in Congress, Edwards was a journalist in Oklahoma. He continued to write pieces in office for publications like The New York Times and the Washington Post.
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He submitted a piece to The Philadelphia Inquirer, it closes with:
Harris, in Congress, knew how to work across the aisle; Trump sees members of another party as his personal enemies. Trump brags that he doesn’t read the briefing; he has no need to, he knows who “likes” him.
That utter disregard for America’s interests and security is shocking. The United States needs someone who will stand up to bullies, not snuggle up to them. Kamala Harris is someone Western leaders will acknowledge as a peer — not a boastful, unread, unserious seeker of applause.
Tyrants pose ever-increasing challenges to the United States and its allies. In this moment, we need a serious person with the intelligence to keep the West united in defense of democracy and who, unlike Trump, will put America first.
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