Topline A number of former Trump administration senior officials have endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, joining hundreds of Republicans have refused to back their party’s candidate in this year’s election. WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 21: Anthony Scaramucci answers reporters’ questions during the daily White … [+] House press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer quit after it was announced that Trump hired Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and longtime supporter, to the position of White House communications director. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Olivia Troye, a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, said Trump’s “attacks against people in his administration” have made the government’s response to the outbreak a “failure,” calling his early repudiation of masks “detrimental” and outlining a culture of fear and intimidation in the White House coronavirus task force. One of the most prominent former Trump officials backing Biden is ironically also the shortest serving — Anthony Scaramucci, who served just two weeks as the White House director of communications, called Trump “crazy” and said “sane people have to work together to beat him.” Arguably the most outspoken former administration official is ex-Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor, who claims Trump promised to pardon officials who broke the law, sought to fi… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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