Former Reagan official swears off Trump, backs Clinton

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Former Reagan official swears off Trump, backs Clinton

By Nolan D. McCaskill

08/12/16 11:07 AM EDT

Donald Trump has failed to prove he is competent to be president, a former Ronald Reagan official said Friday in announcing his endorsement of Hillary Clinton.

Robert Tuttle, who served as an assistant to the president and director of presidential personnel in Reagan’s administration and who was also a U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom under George W. Bush, says he will vote for a Democrat for the first time in his life come November.

“The Republican nominee for president has no government experience and has done nothing in his career to demonstrate that he is competent to be president,” Tuttle said in a statement. “He has made repeated misstatements and inaccurate statements. He has insulted minorities, women, a war hero and Gold Star parents. He is unqualified and unfit to be president. I have never voted for a Democrat but I will vote for Secretary Clinton.”

Tuttle’s support comes two days.....................

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