Trump Extremism Called Out by Notable Conservatives
435 notable conservatives (and some experts) who have criticized Donald Trump as incompetent, dishonest, extreme, having poor character and unfit to be President of the United States
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George W. BushFmr. U.S. President [R]Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2020
incites anger[1] -
J. D. VanceU.S. Vice-President Nominee [R]MAGA Enthusiast
2.2mAmerica’s Hitler[7] -
Paul RyanFmr. Speaker of the House [R]Lauded by Trump643kWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024 -
Mitch McConnellSenate Minority Leader [R]nuts[16] -
Alberto GonzalesFmr. U.S. Attorney General [R]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024perhaps the most serious threat to the rule of law in a generation[20] -
Bill BarrFmr. U.S. Attorney General [R]Close Contact with Trumpoff the rails[21] -
Chris ChristieFmr. Governor [R-NJ]Lauded by Trump
1.3mWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024[would] burn America to the ground to help himself[31] -
Chris SununuGovernor [R-NH]92% NRA Rating114kf*cking crazy[36] -
Christine Todd WhitmanFmr. Governor [R-NJ]Voted FOR Joe Biden over Trumpwill tear down the very guardrails of our democracy—the rule of law, the respect for the Constitution[37] -
Geoff DuncanFmr. Lt. Governor [R-GA]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Mark EsperFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024threat to democracy[48] -
Robert GatesFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024 -
Jim MattisFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]Close Contact with Trumpmore dangerous than anyone could ever imagine[51] -
Mitt RomneyU.S. Senator [R-UT]Endorsed by Trump10.1mWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024 -
Lindsey GrahamU.S. Senator [R-SC]Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2016 -
Jeff FlakeFmr. U.S. Senator [R-AZ]24 Years in GOP657kWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Ben SasseFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NE]Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2020 -
Bob CorkerFmr. U.S. Senator [R-TN]threatens to set the nation on the path to World War III[81] -
John KellyFmr. Trump Chief of StaffLauded by TrumpLauded by TrumpWill NOT Endorse Trump in 2024 -
Adam KinzingerFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IL]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024worst president the United States of America ever had[92] -
Liz CheneyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-WY]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Barbara ComstockFmr. U.S. Representative [R-VA]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024horrible misogynist[104] -
Chris ShaysFmr. U.S. Representative [R-CT]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024dangerous[105] -
Alan SimpsonFmr. U.S. Representative [R-WY]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024extremist[108] -
James WalshFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]clear threat to our way of government[109] -
Will HurdFmr. U.S. Representative [R-TX]Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2016racist, xenophobic[113] -
Joe WalshFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IL]93% Heritage RatingTea Party EnthusiastWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Charlie DentFmr. U.S. Representative [R-PA]Voted FOR Joe Biden over Trumpthreat to the rule of law and functional democracy[122] -
Elise StefanikU.S. Representative [R-NY] -
Stephanie GrishamFmr. Trump Press SecretaryWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024Close & Frequent Contact with Trump -
Tom BossertFmr. Trump Senior AdvisorClose & Frequent Contact with Trumpundermined American democracy[127] -
John BoltonFmr. Trump Senior Advisor [R]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024Close & Frequent Contact with Trump could inflict irreparable damage if elected to a second term[133] -
James ComeyFmr. FBI DirectorLauded by TrumpLauded by TrumpClose Contact with Trumpunethical[145] -
J. Michael LuttigFmr. Federal Judge [R]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Elizabeth NeumannFmr. Homeland Security Deputy SecretaryVoted FOR Joe Biden over Trump -
John GilesMayor [R]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024poses a serious threat to our nation[152] -
Ty CobbTrump White House Special CounselWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024Close & Frequent Contact with Trump -
Cassidy HutchinsonFmr. Trump AideWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024Frequent Contact with Trump -
Nikki HaleyFmr. U.S. Ambassador [R]totally unhinged[166] -
Tucker CarlsonFmr. Fox News HostLauded by Trump
22.2mDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2020 -
Ana NavarroThe View Co-Host44 Years in GOP2.8mWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024lunatic[171] -
Chris VanceFmr. Washington GOP Chaircriminal insurrectionist[179] -
Rosario MarinTreasurer of the USVoted FOR Clinton in 2016demagogue[180] -
50 GOP Security & Foreign Policy OfficialsSecurity & Foreign Policy Republicans -
Alyssa Farah GriffinFmr. Trump Communications DirectorWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024Close & Frequent Contact with Trump -
Tom NicholsColumnist [R]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Peter WehnerSpeechwriter For Reagan and Both BushesDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2020dangerous[193] -
Al CárdenasFmr. ACU Chairbigoted[197] -
Charlie SykesCommentatorWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024pig who despises and uses women[199] -
155 GOP Administration OfficialsNational Security Expertsthreat to the United States[200] -
Erick EricksonRadio HostDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2016 -
Barbara ResFmr. Trump Organization Vice-President -
Ron FilipkowskiPunditWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024authoritarian[207] -
David FrumSenior Editor of The Atlantic[would] impose his lawless will upon the constitutional system[209] -
Anthony ScaramucciFmr. Trump Communications DirectorWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Sarah MatthewsTrump WH Deputy Press SecretaryWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024Frequent Contact with Trump -
Michael CohenFmr. Personal Attorney for TrumpClose Contact with Trump -
Mark MilleyFmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffwannabe dictator[231] -
George ConwayConservative LawyerVoted FOR Joe Biden over Trump -
131 GOP Security OfficialsNational Security Republicans -
Ann CoulterPunditDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2020defective man[244] -
Tom BarrackTrump Campaign Donorcrazy[247]
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- 3.^ 08/06/23 Video: cbsnews.com
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- 6.^ 06/22/17 Social Media Post: imgur.com
- 7.^ 04/19/22 Overheard Comments: msnbc.com
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- 9.^ 10/18/16 Video: charlierose.com
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- 15.^ 12/13/23 On the Record Comments: Paul Ryan calls Trump a 'populist, authoritarian narcissist'
- 16.^ 04/12/20 Overheard Comments: newyorker.com
- 17.^ 09/13/23 Overheard Comments: Mitch McConnell Told Mitt Romney That Trump Is an 'Idiot:' Book
- 18.^ 02/14/21 Video: GOP's McConnell: Trump morally responsible for Jan. 6 attack
- 19.^ 09/13/23 Characterization: Mitch McConnell told Mitt Romney that Trump is an 'idiot' who 'doesn't think when he says things:' book
- 20.^ 09/12/24 Article: politico.com
- 21.^ 02/27/22 Article: nytimes.com
- 22.^ 04/17/24 Video: twitter.com
- 23.^ 06/18/23 Video: youtube.com
- 24.^ 08/03/23 Video: cnn.com
- 25.^ 01/07/21 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 26.^ 10/30/23 Video: twitter.com
- 27.^ 10/27/23 On the Record Comments: Bill Barr Mocks Trump's Vocab: 'Verbal Skills Are Limited'
- 28.^ 03/11/16 X Post: x.com
- 29.^ 06/27/23 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 30.^ 05/11/23 Video: politico.com
- 31.^ 12/28/23 Video: youtu.be
- 32.^ 12/28/23 Video: youtube.com
- 33.^ 04/04/24 Video: twitter.com
- 34.^ 12/08/23 On the Record Comments: Republicans Split on Whether Trump Would Be 'Dictator' if Reelected
- 35.^ 04/23/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 36.^ 07/19/23 Overheard Comments: politico.com
- 37.^ 12/03/23 On the Record Comments: Republican Party Replaced by 'Cult' of Donald Trump, Ex-GOP Governor Warns
- 38.^ 08/21/24 On the Record Comments: x.com
- 39.^ 05/07/24 On the Record Comments: ajc.com
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- 46.^ 11/17/22 On the Record Comments: nypost.com
- 47.^ 11/17/22 On the Record Comments: msnbc.com
- 48.^ 01/06/24 Video: thehill.com
- 49.^ 09/17/16 Article: wsj.com
- 50.^ 09/17/16 Article: wsj.com
- 51.^ 09/21/23 Overheard Comments: theatlantic.com
- 52.^ 06/03/20 Article: cnn.com
- 53.^ 01/15/21 On the Record Comments: foreignpolicy.com
- 54.^ 12/07/18 Video: washingtonpost.com
- 55.^ 10/11/17 Overheard Comments: slate.com
- 56.^ 02/05/20 Video: time.com
- 57.^ 03/03/16 Video: pbswisconsin.org
- 58.^ 02/28/24 Video: cnn.com
- 59.^ 12/10/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 60.^ 03/03/16 Video: politico.com
- 61.^ 12/12/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 62.^ 03/24/16 Video: politico.com
- 63.^ 03/24/16 Video: Mick Mulvaney once called Trump a ‘terrible human being.’ Others close to the president have said much worse.
- 64.^ 05/03/16 Audio: cnn.com
- 65.^ 05/03/16 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 66.^ 04/12/16 Video: Cruz: "Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence"
- 67.^ 05/03/16 Video: Cruz Calls Trump 'Serial Philanderer' and 'Pathological Liar' in Blistering Attack
- 68.^ 02/26/16 Video: cnn.com
- 69.^ 03/15/16 Video: Marco Rubio Endorses Trump, Pats Own Back Before Iowa Caucuses
- 70.^ 02/17/16 Video: buzzfeednews.com
- 71.^ 12/08/15 Video: cnn.com
- 72.^ 05/06/16 Video: cnn.com
- 73.^ 03/20/16 Video: Graham: Trump is a "demagogue of the greatest proportion"
- 74.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 75.^ 05/23/18 Video: cbsnews.com
- 76.^ 10/15/20 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 77.^ 01/08/23 On the Record Comments: omaha.com
- 78.^ 02/28/16 Facebook Post: Outgoing Sen. Sasse knows Trump criticism shapes his legacy
- 79.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 80.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 81.^ 10/08/17 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 82.^ 10/08/17 X Post: twitter.com
- 83.^ 10/24/17 X Post: Donald Trump and Bob Corker: A timeline
- 84.^ 05/11/23 On the Record Comments: huffpost.com
- 85.^ 08/31/17 Article: washingtonpost.com
- 86.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 87.^ 12/14/18 Video: thedailybeast.com
- 88.^ 10/03/23 On the Record Comments: cnn.com
- 89.^ 03/15/24 On the Record Comments: twitter.com
- 90.^ 10/16/20 Article: cnn.com
- 91.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 92.^ 02/08/22 On the Record Comments: the-independent.com
- 93.^ 01/07/21 X Post: twitter.com
- 94.^ 07/02/24 X Post: x.com
- 95.^ 03/19/24 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 96.^ 12/04/22 X Post: twitter.com
- 97.^ 06/09/22 Video: youtube.com
- 98.^ 05/09/23 X Post: twitter.com
- 99.^ 05/10/23 X Post: twitter.com
- 100.^ 06/29/22 Video: nytimes.com
- 101.^ 10/22/23 Video: cnn.com
- 102.^ 12/19/13 X Post: x.com
- 103.^ 11/12/22 On the Record Comments: Mo Brooks says Trump ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, crude’
- 104.^ 04/22/24 On the Record Comments: thehill.com
- 105.^ 08/21/20 Video: youtube.com
- 106.^ 01/12/24 Article: ctpost.com
- 107.^ 02/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 108.^ 07/17/22 Article: businessinsider.com
- 109.^ 01/19/22 Article: syracuse.com
- 110.^ 10/04/23 Article: syracuse.com
- 111.^ 08/25/20 Article: phillyburbs.com
- 112.^ 03/29/24 Social Media Post: Byron Donalds, potential VP pick, once attacked Trump and praised outsourcing, privatizing entitlements
- 113.^ 07/15/19 Video: cnn.com
- 114.^ 08/11/23 Video: twitter.com
- 115.^ 05/16/24 X Post: x.com
- 116.^ 05/16/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 117.^ 02/16/22 X Post: twitter.com
- 118.^ 08/27/19 Video: What Joe Walsh thinks about immigration, climate change and Trump
- 119.^ 08/02/23 Article: thedailybeast.com
- 120.^ 02/20/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 121.^ 01/01/20 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 122.^ 08/19/20 Article: cnn.com
- 123.^ 01/04/23 Characterization: nytimes.com
- 124.^ 08/20/24 On the Record Comments: nbcnews.com
- 125.^ 08/20/24 Video: youtube.com
- 126.^ 10/04/21 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 127.^ 01/06/21 Social Media Post: cnn.com
- 128.^ 06/18/20 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 129.^ 06/22/23 Video: x.com
- 130.^ 01/30/24 Article: reuters.com
- 131.^ 03/15/24 On the Record Comments: twitter.com
- 132.^ 02/01/24 Video: youtube.com
- 133.^ 12/10/23 Video: john bolton trump criticism
- 134.^ 03/02/23 Video: twitter.com
- 135.^ 01/07/21 X Post: x.com
- 136.^ 11/20/17 Overheard Comments: buzzfeednews.com
- 137.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 138.^ 10/01/20 Video: msnbc.com
- 139.^ 01/05/18 On the Record Comments: cbsnews.com
- 140.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 141.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 142.^ 09/15/20 Overheard Comments: Woodward book: Former DNI Dan Coats saw no point acting against Trump
- 143.^ 10/07/20 Video: newsweek.com
- 144.^ 04/16/18 Audio: usatoday.com
- 145.^ 04/13/18 On the Record Comments: npr.org
- 146.^ 02/05/18 Audio: cnn.com
- 147.^ 08/14/23 Video: pbs.org
- 148.^ 06/16/22 On the Record Comments: cnbc.com
- 149.^ 06/25/23 Article: Conservative retired federal judge calls GOP ‘spineless’ in scathing rebuke of Trump
- 150.^ 10/01/20 On the Record Comments: reuters.com
- 151.^ 01/16/24 On the Record Comments: newjerseyhills.com
- 152.^ 07/29/24 Article: azcentral.com
- 153.^ 06/30/24 Video: youtube.com
- 154.^ 11/20/23 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 155.^ 01/10/24 On the Record Comments: Ty Cobb says Trump poses ‘gravest threat to democracy we’ve ever seen’
- 156.^ 03/09/24 Video: msnbc.com
- 157.^ 09/27/23 Video: youtube.com
- 158.^ 09/09/22 Audio: cbsnews.com
- 159.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 160.^ 11/21/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 161.^ 09/26/23 Video: cnn.com
- 162.^ 08/03/18 On the Record Comments: vanityfair.com
- 163.^ 10/10/23 Video: etonline.com
- 164.^ 02/10/24 X Post: 'Unprecedented' and 'stunning' number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection
- 165.^ 01/09/24 Video: cbsnews.com
- 166.^ 02/14/24 Video: x.com
- 167.^ 02/16/16 On the Record Comments: cbsnews.com
- 168.^ 02/12/24 On the Record Comments: nbcnews.com
- 169.^ 03/08/23 On the Record Comments: apnews.com
- 170.^ 01/06/21 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 171.^ 06/29/17 Video: youtube.com
- 172.^ 08/14/17 Video: facebook.com
- 173.^ 02/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 174.^ 03/01/16 Social Media Post: cnn.com
- 175.^ 04/27/16 Audio: soundcloud.com
- 176.^ 02/29/16 Audio: soundcloud.com
- 177.^ 06/07/24 Video: x.com
- 178.^ 08/02/24 Video: Longwell: Trump Shows He Doesn't Love America, Only Himself
- 179.^ 08/06/24 X Post: x.com
- 180.^ 08/17/16 On the Record Comments: Latina Former Bush Treasurer Endorses Clinton, Blasts Trump
- 181.^ 08/08/16 Article: nytimes.com
- 182.^ 07/17/20 On the Record Comments: newyorker.com
- 183.^ 09/26/20 On the Record Comments: apnews.com
- 184.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 185.^ 02/27/24 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 186.^ 06/12/24 Article: theatlantic.com
- 187.^ 06/10/24 Article: theatlantic.com
- 188.^ 09/21/23 X Post: x.com
- 189.^ 11/28/23 X Post: x.com
- 190.^ 11/16/23 X Post: x.com
- 191.^ 08/01/23 X Post: x.com
- 192.^ 03/13/20 Article: theatlantic.com
- 193.^ 09/10/19 On the Record Comments: newsweek.com
- 194.^ 09/10/19 On the Record Comments: newsweek.com
- 195.^ 11/27/19 Article: washingtonpost.com
- 196.^ 05/16/20 Video: twitter.com
- 197.^ 11/01/18 Social Media Post: thehill.com
- 198.^ 10/08/16 Facebook Post: facebook.com
- 199.^ 05/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 200.^ 01/06/21 On the Record Comments: Remove Trump Now
- 201.^ 10/14/19 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 202.^ 06/19/23 X Post: Conservative Legal Commentators Blast Trump's Confessions During Bret Baier Interview
- 203.^ 10/11/16 On the Record Comments: thedailybeast.com
- 204.^ 03/06/24 thewrap.com
- 205.^ 04/12/23 Video: 'Such An Idiot': Nicolle Wallace Bursts Out Laughing Over Trump Comment On Fox News
- 206.^ 04/28/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 207.^ 04/13/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 208.^ 07/23/20 Overheard Comments: Melania 'Smarter' Than Trump, Gen. John Hyten Said
- 209.^ 01/16/24 Video: pbs.org
- 210.^ 12/04/23 Article: The Ruin That a Trump Presidency Would Mean
- 211.^ 05/10/24 Video: x.com
- 212.^ 05/10/24 Video: twitter.com
- 213.^ 05/09/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 214.^ 03/21/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 215.^ 03/14/24 Video: twitter.com
- 216.^ 03/04/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 217.^ 02/16/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 218.^ 02/17/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 219.^ 07/17/20 On the Record Comments: theguardian.com
- 220.^ 02/25/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 221.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 222.^ 04/09/24 Off the Record Comments: archive.org
- 223.^ 05/07/24 Video: twitter.com
- 224.^ 02/25/24 Video: msnbc.com
- 225.^ 10/12/22 Video: Sarah Matthews: Trump is a threat to democracy
- 226.^ 09/14/22 Video: cnn.com
- 227.^ 12/21/23 Video: thehill.com
- 228.^ 09/07/20 Article: cbsnews.com
- 229.^ 12/19/23 Video: Michael Cohen: Trump ‘knows exactly what he’s saying’ with ‘poisoning the blood’ comments
- 230.^ 08/22/23 Video: huffpost.com
- 231.^ 09/29/23 Video: Mark Milley, in apparent Trump rebuke, calls him 'wannabe dictator'
- 232.^ 08/11/24 X Post: x.com
- 233.^ 03/23/19 X Post: twitter.com
- 234.^ 03/17/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 235.^ 02/20/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 236.^ 01/25/24 Video: mediaite.com
- 237.^ 01/28/24 Video: twitter.com
- 238.^ 08/21/20 Article: defendingdemocracytogether.org
- 239.^ 08/21/20 Article: More than 70 former GOP national security officials endorse Biden for president
- 240.^ 01/03/18 Overheard Comments: businessinsider.com
- 241.^ 08/23/23 Article: nytimes.com
- 242.^ 11/05/21 Audio: businessinsider.com
- 243.^ 10/06/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 244.^ 05/27/20 On the Record Comments: news.yahoo.com
- 245.^ 05/24/20 X Post: twitter.com
- 246.^ 03/28/18 On the Record Comments: Ann Coulter doesn't know if she will vote for 'defective man' Donald Trump
- 247.^ 01/06/18 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 248.^ 01/03/17 On the Record Comments: Frenemies Donald Trump and Steve Wynn’s Long History of ‘Outrageous Conduct’
- 249.^ 05/29/19 On the Record Comments: theguardian.com
- 250.^ 12/21/17 Overheard Comments: vanityfair.com
- 251.^ 07/17/18 Article: Is Trump a danger -- or just 'incompetent' and a 'buffoon'? (Opinion)
- 252.^ 06/18/24 Video: thedailybeast.com
- 253.^ 06/18/24 Video: Trump Interviewer Ramin Setoodeh Says ‘Cognitive Questions’ Apparent During Sit-Downs